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Pictures: Heavy sandstorm hits Gulf and Middle East

Experts say phenomenon could worsen as climate change warps regional weather patterns

Published: May 17, 2022 18:26 Compiled by Christian Borbon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 277570-01-02 [1]-1652796851503 — A commuter waits to cross amid a heavy sandstorm in Kuwait City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 277559-01-02 [1]-1652796853375 — Cars drive amid a heavy sandstorm in Kuwait City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2022-05-17T132835Z_2112896924_RC219U9CORB3_RTRMADP_3_GULF-SANDSTORM-1652796866969 — A street with traffic is pictured during a sandstorm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 281231-01-02-1652796856028 — The Kingdom Centre skyscraper in the centre of Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh during a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282968-01-02 [1]-1652796835039 — Cars drive on a main highway during a dust storm in the Bahraini capital Manama. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282952-01-02 [1]-1652796838457 — Cars drive on a highway in the Seef district during a dust storm in Bahrain's capital Manama. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2022-05-17T132826Z_1961980341_RC2W8U9YVOCZ_RTRMADP_3_GULF-SANDSTORM-1652796859906 — A city street is pictured during a sandstorm in Manama, Bahrain. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 277069-01-02-1652796830184 — A man walks along a pedestrian bridge along the Euphrates river in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar amidst a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 276494-01-02-1652796826672 — A man walks along a pedestrian bridge along the Euphrates river in the city of Nasiriyah in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province amidst a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_Sandstorm_16014.jpg-f92e6-1652796876146 — A man walks through a sand storm in Baghdad, Iraq. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 276798-01-02 [1]-1652796849513 — Another sandstorm that descended on Iraq sent at least 2,000 people to hospital with breathing problems and led to the closure of airports, schools and public offices across the country. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2022-05-16T202718Z_1139835596_RC298U9NMBLV_RTRMADP_3_IRAQ-SANDSTORM-1652796882975 — People cross a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of 281062-01-02-1652796886262 — A fisherman paddles his boat during a sandstorm in Iraq's southern city of Basra. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Iraq_Sandstorm_37836.jpg-a2b65-1652796871203 — Cars drive through a sand storm in Baghdad, Iraq. Image Credit: AP

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20229516 tigris — A view of the Tigris river bank in Iraq's capital Baghdad amidst a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282134-01-02-1652796832772 — People pose for photos along the waterfront in Qatar's capital Doha during a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 282150-01-02 [1]-1652796841076 — Qatar's Museum of Islamic Art and the dhow harbour in the capital Doha obscured by haze during a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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20220416 sandstorm — A view of the haze obscuring the skyline of Qatar's capital Doha during a heavy dust storm. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 281889-01-02-1652796888137 — A sandstorm engulfs buildings in the north of Iran's capital Tehran. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 281932-01-02-1652796890556 — A sandstorm engulfs a mosque in Iran's capital Tehran. Image Credit: AFP

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