Flights disrupted and people told to stay at home as sandstorm sweeps across Middle East

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People were told to stay at home and flights have been disrupted in parts of the Middle East after the latest in a series of unprecedented sandstorms swept across the region.

The storms have sent thousands of people in the Middle East to hospital in recent weeks, with at least one death in Iraq and three in Syria.

The nearly back-to-back sandstorms have also blanketed parts of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Experts and officials are blaming climate change and poor governmental regulations.

Sandstorms are spurred by seasonal winds and are typical in late spring and summer....

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