Diyala hospitals received more than 90 cases of suffocation due to the dust storm.
Director of Diyala Health Media, Fares Al-Azzawi, told the reporter of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): “The emergency wards in Diyala government hospitals received more than 90 cases of suffocation among the elderly due to the dust storm that swept all over the province.”
He added: “No deaths were recorded, and all emergency corridors were instructed to remain on alert until the wave of dust storms ends.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency