Fishermen near the Muhammad Baqir Al Sadr bridge during a sandstorm in Iraq's southern city of Basra. All photos by AFP
Fishermen near the Muhammad Baqir Al Sadr bridge during a sandstorm in Iraq's southern city of Basra. All photos by AFP
Boats on the Shatt Al Arab during the sandstorm.
Boats on the Shatt Al Arab during the sandstorm.
Boys ride their bicycles in the Basra gloom.
Boys ride their bicycles in the Basra gloom.
The sandstorm turns the sky a deep yellow.
The sandstorm turns the sky a deep yellow.
A boat beneath the bridge during the sandstorm.
A boat beneath the bridge during the sandstorm.
Basra shrouded in dust.
Basra shrouded in dust.
A fisherman sits out the storm on the Shatt Al Arab in Basra.
A fisherman sits out the storm on the Shatt Al Arab in Basra.

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