Baghdad: A sandstorm has erupted in Iraq. As a result, more than 2,000 people have been hospitalized with respiratory problems. The sandstorm had stopped Iraq. Airports, schools and offices across the country were closed. According to media reporters, this is the eighth storm to hit Iraq since April. Also earlier this month, one person was killed. And 2,000 more were hospitalized earlier this month for having difficulty breathing in a sandstorm. The sandstorm was so strong that the capital, Baghdad, was covered in thick clouds of dust with an orange glow. Its impact was felt in Shiite-dominated Najaf in southern Iraq and in several other cities in the northern Kurdish autonomous region, including Sulaymaniyah. The sand penetrated the roofs of buildings, cars and houses. Authorities opposed the protest with all available police forces, special services and the army. ” Hospitals were kept open. So that the elderly and people suffering from asthma and heart disease can be treated. A spokesman for Iraq’s health ministry, Saif al-Badr, said 2,000 people had been hospitalized. Many have been kept in the ICU.