TEHRAN, July 16 (Xinhua) -- The number of people seeking medical treatment since Wednesday because of health problems caused by sandstorms in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan has exceeded 1,000, official news agency IRNA reported Sunday.
Of the 1,047 people seeking treatment for respiratory, heart or eye conditions triggered by the sandstorms, 92 were hospitalized, Majid Mohebi, head of the province's Disaster Mitigation and Management Organization, was quoted by IRNA as saying.
The counties most affected by the sandstorms include Zabol, Zehak, Hamoun, Hirmand, and Nimrouz, according to Mohebi.
Earlier in July, Mohebi stated that over a five-day span, sandstorms had caused 833 individuals to seek medical treatment in the province, with 128 of them requiring hospitalization. ■
