Sandstorm In Middle East May Be Largest In Modern History (PHOTO FROM SPACE):
"In what is said to be the worst in recent memory, a massive week-long sandstorm descended on Iraq last week, sending hundreds of people to the hospital and forcing Vice President Joe Biden to cancel his plan to visit Kurdistan. From Reuters:
Many Baghdad shops stayed shut on Sunday, while police wearing masks directed thin streams of traffic through eerily misty streets. Hospital emergency rooms were packed with people complaining about breathing problems, officials said.
'We are on alert. This is the worst dust storm we have ever had in Iraq,' said Doctor Jasib Lateef, operations manager at the Iraqi Health Ministry. 'A large number of people are turning up at emergency rooms at hospitals, challenging our resources.'"
AH! That explains the masks in the market... and why I felt so crappy these last few days!
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