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Don’t eat the ORANGE snow! Plume of Saharan sands turns the ski resorts of the Alps ski resorts deep apricot after being blown thousands of miles from Africa Cross-country ski track in Val Ferret, Switzerland, was scattered with the sand A skier in the Pyrenees also captured the blanket of sand covering the snow The … Read more
Residents film apocalyptic footage of a monster sandstorm devouring a Chinese city in minutes The freak sandstorm is seen engulfing Hofan in western China Sunday afternoon Terrifying videos show the storm turning skies orange before devouring the city A driver captured the moment his windscreen view was covered by thick dust One resident described the … Read more
Our sandstorm hell: Passengers in Gran Canaria tweet plea to be flown back to the UK by Tui after being ‘abandoned’ for four days following Saharan storm flight cancellations Greg Horsman had been due to fly back to Manchester on Saturday evening But his flight from Gran Canaria was cancelled due to the Saharan sandstorm … Read more
Stunning satellite images have revealed the moment a Saharan sandstorm engulfed the Canary Islands, shrouding the popular holiday destination in a ‘Martian’ shade of orange. All flights to the islands were cancelled at midday today by Spain’s airport operator AENA due to poor visibility, and departures were also suspended. As many as 230 flights were … Read more
Canary Islands are engulfed by Saharan sandstorm causing travel chaos for holidaymakers with flights cancelled and airports closed A storm carrying clouds of red sand from the Sahara has hit the Canary Islands, severely reducing visibility The conditions have forced Spain’s airport operator AENA to suspend all flights in and out of Gran Canaria Spain’s national … Read more