Several dead as massive sandstorm hits Tehran 

In pictures: Several dead as massive sandstorm hits Tehran

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  Forecasters warned Tehranis to stay indoors, just before the ISNA news agency confirmed that fatalities had been caused by falling trees

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  About 7,000 emergency workers were deployed within the hour since the storm hit the city

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  A heavy dust storm of up to 110 kilometers per hour in Tehran damaged several cars and paralyzed the Iranian capital

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  At least 40 were injured, with some of them in critical condition. The storm also led to power cuts in several households and forced several flights to be cancelled

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  A sandstorm engulfing the northeastern neighbourhood of Minicity in the Iranian capital Tehran

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  A dust storm over Tehran

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  A dust storm caused chaos when it struck Tehran, leading to the deaths of at least five people and disrupting air traffic

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  A massive sandstorm and record wind plunged the city into darkness, knocking out power supplies, damaging buildings and causing massive disruption

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  Iranians walk amidst dust as a sandstorm engulfs the capital Tehran

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  Pedestrians make their way on a sidewalk of Tehran, while a flash dust storm hits the Iranian capital

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  The trunk of a tree lies over a smashed vehicle following a sandstorm and record winds in Tehran

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  An Iranian man runs in a street as a dust storm sweeps through Tehran

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  A motorbike and a car, seen through the window of a car, are stopped in a street in Tehran, while a flash dust storm hits the Iranian capital

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  A view of Tehran during the dust storm

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  Tehran plunging into darkness during the sand storm