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Sandstorm forces closure of Iraqi airports, public buildings

Iraq closed airports and public buildings on Monday as another sandstorm – the ninth since mid-April – hit the country, authorities said.

Sandstorm sends 250 people to hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan

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Sandstorm sends hundreds to hospital in southeastern Iran

More than 5,000 local residents in Iran’s southeastern Sistan region received medical treatment in hospitals as a persistent sandstorm, part of annual 120-day winds, is tearing through the area.

Massive sandstorm hits China's Xinjiang, Qinghai

A major sandstorm has swept through China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province, causing severe air pollution.