Sand Storm

1,500 people hospitalized during the weekend sandstorm on 6/5/2012

At least 1,500 people needed medical attention for respiratory complications during the sandstorm that hit Kuwait Saturday and Sunday, According to the statistics collected from hospitals and polyclinics around the state, at least 1,500 people came to various hospitals and clinics across the country for medical help during the sandstorm that hit Kuwait Saturday and Sunday. Local daily reported quoting Dr Shujaa Al-Enizy, director of the Rashid Center for Allergies, that 414 patients stopped by on Sunday alone, compared to only 120 during the sandstorm on Thursday. All these patients suffer from chronic respiratory diseases who came for treatment for complications as a result of the bad weather, Al-Enizy added.

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