EghtesadOnline: The northeastern province of North Khorasan has been engulfed by a thick cloud of dust for the past two days, causing breathing difficulties for thousands of people, head of the province’s Department of Environment, Reza Shekarian, stated on Sunday.

EghtesadOnline: More than 57% of the population of 80 million is affected by the impact of dust storms, secretary of the Technology Development Council of Water, Drought, Erosion and Environment said.