SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Baghdad and Najaf airports suspended flights on Wednesday due to bad weather conditions, the state news agency INA reported.
Both airports said in separate statements that flights would return to normal when the weather conditions improved.
A wave of dust storm blanketed Iraq again on Wednesday. The latest weather even cast an orange hue over the capital, where it severely restricted visibility and coated buildings and cars in dust.
The dust storm followed similar ones that blew over the country last week and left dozens hospitalized with respiratory problems.
Iraq is particularly vulnerable to climate change, having already witnessed record low rainfall and high temperatures in recent years.
