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Iraq sandstorm leaves 1,800 with breathing problems

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83% Informative

Dust storms are common in Iraq , but experts say they are becoming more frequent due to climate change.

More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm.

Hospitals in Muthanna province in southern Iraq received at least 700 cases of suffocation.

The authorities were forced to shut down airports in Najaf and Basra provinces.

VR Score

87

Informative language

87

Neutral language

75

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

53

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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