Najaf records 65 suffocation cases after powerful storm
Shafaq News- Najaf
At least 65 suffocation cases were recorded in Najaf province, southern Iraq, following a powerful dust storm that swept across the province and several other Iraqi cities, a local official stated on Monday.
In a statement,
Najaf Health Directorate chief Abdullah Al-Ghazali said hospitals and health
institutions had been placed on full alert, while emergency ambulance teams
were instructed to equip vehicles with oxygen supplies and essential medical
equipment to ensure rapid response to suffocation cases linked to the dust
storm.
He also urged residents, particularly the elderly and people with respiratory illnesses, to avoid going outside unless necessary and to wear face masks.
Earlier today, a
dust storm swept across western Iraq and spread heavily through Al-Anbar
province before reaching Babil and the capital, Baghdad.
