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Dust fills the air in Baghdad. AFP

A motorist drives a scooter along a bridge in the city of Nasiriyah, Iraq, during a heavy dust storm. AFP

A man crosses the River Euphrates in Nasiriyah, where the dust storm had reduced visibility severely. AFP

Heavy dust in the air in Iraq's capital Baghdad. AFP

A man wears a mask as he rests in a traffic policeman's booth during the storm in Baghdad. Reuters

A patient suffering from breathing problems arrives for care at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad. AFP

Baghdad's streets were quieter than usual as the dust storm raged. AP

A man wearing a protective mask pushes a cart during the dust storm in Baghdad. AP

This man found it hard to see from one side of the bridge to the other as he crossed over the Euphrates. AFP

Dust or sand storms are not unusual in the region but many have hit Baghdad and its surrounding areas in the past few weeks. Reuters

Cars drive by a mosque in Baghdad, barely visible due to the storm. Reuters

People cross a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad. Reuters

The storms tend to turn the sky an orange colour. AFP

Dust fills the air in Baghdad. AFP

A motorist drives a scooter along a bridge in the city of Nasiriyah, Iraq, during a heavy dust storm. AFP

A man crosses the River Euphrates in Nasiriyah, where the dust storm had reduced visibility severely. AFP

Heavy dust in the air in Iraq's capital Baghdad. AFP

A man wears a mask as he rests in a traffic policeman's booth during the storm in Baghdad. Reuters

A patient suffering from breathing problems arrives for care at Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad. AFP

Baghdad's streets were quieter than usual as the dust storm raged. AP

A man wearing a protective mask pushes a cart during the dust storm in Baghdad. AP

This man found it hard to see from one side of the bridge to the other as he crossed over the Euphrates. AFP

Dust or sand storms are not unusual in the region but many have hit Baghdad and its surrounding areas in the past few weeks. Reuters

Cars drive by a mosque in Baghdad, barely visible due to the storm. Reuters

People cross a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad. Reuters

The storms tend to turn the sky an orange colour. AFP

Dust fills the air in Baghdad. AFP

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Disaster agency workers help residents to safety after heavy flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA

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A man walks amid destruction in Beirut’s southern Haret Hreik neighbourhood a day after an Israeli air strike. AFP

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