IN PICS | Iraq's Skies Turn Orange As Sandstorm Sweeps Country, Cripples Normal Life

The sandstorms in Iraq have disrupted the daily lives of the people. Cities and towns are covered in orange dust and thousands are hospitalised with respiratory problems.(Source: Getty Images)

Vehicles are on their way as dust cover the city during sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq on May 16, 2022. Visibility degraded in traffic due to the sandstorm. (Source: Getty Images)

It is Iraq's eighth sandstorm since mid-April and the red haze reduced visibility to just a few hundred feet in In Baghdad and southern Iraqi cities.(Source: Getty Images)

At least 4,000 people had to be admitted to hospital with breathing problems after second fierce sandstorm of the month engulfed Iraq capital Baghdad and many other cities on Monday. (Source: Getty Images)

The sandstorm reduced visibility to just 300 metres at Baghdad airport, due to which the authorities had to close airspace and halt flights.(Source: Getty Images)

Apart from Baghdad, the other places that witnessed the sandstorm include the Shiite shrine city of Najaf, and Sulaimaniyah in the Kurdish autonomous region. The storm led to the skies turning orange in these cities, while yellow and orange sand covered roofs of building and cars and even entered homes.(Source: Getty Images)