Thick sheet of orange shrouds country as experts say phenomenon to become more frequent due to drought and declining rainfall

Iraq was yet again covered in a thick sheet of orange on Sunday as it suffered the latest in a series of dust storms that have become increasingly common.

Dozens were hospitalised with respiratory problems in the centre and the west of the country.

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