IranWire readers sent in these photographs from Ahvaz, Khuzestan, southwestern Iran. “Please tell the world about the miserable people of Khuzestan," they wrote, sending in their eyewitness photographs of the polluted dust covering the city.
Although poor air quality has caused health problems in the region over the last year, the situation has deteriorated in recent weeks. On February 8 and 9, city officials ordered the closure of schools and government offices.
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