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Added on the 05/05/2022 10:59:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Dust storm hits the Iraqi capital of Baghdad prompting the cancellation of flights. As the storm swept south, it shrouded Baghdad and cities as far south as Nasiriyah in a ghostly orange. IMAGES
Homes are flooded in Brechin, Scotland, as Storm Babet hits, with parts of Dundee and Aberdeenshire under a red weather warning from the Met Office. The Scottish Environment Agency has warned that rivers could rise by up to five metres. IMAGES
A tropical storm slams into Japan's main island, bringing violent gusts and downpours. Although downgraded from a typhoon, Lan still roared in from the Pacific, packing gusts up to 144 kilometres (90 miles) per hour on its approach to the commercial hubs of Osaka and Kobe. IMAGES
A sandstorm hits the northern Iraqi city of Mosul with local landmarks such as the Al-Nuri mosque and the Mosul Bridge shrouded in dust. Last year, Iraq experienced more than a dozen sandstorms, an unprecedented number that was attributed to desertification. IMAGES
Images show the moment an Israeli airstrike hits a building in Gaza City, filling the surrounding area with dust, amid an ongoing heavy exchange of fire between Israel and Gaza militants. IMAGES