A heavy sandstorm covers Iraq's southern city of Nasiriyah as the country is yet again blanketed by a thick sheet of orange. It is the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common. Iraq was hammered by a series of such storms in April, grounding flights and leaving dozens hospitalised with respiratory problems.

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