O furtuna de nisip s-a abatut asupra capitalei Egiptului, orasul Cairo, fortand oamenii sa se adaposteasca in interior pret de cateva ore.
Un nor de praf rosiatic a acoperit intreg orasul, vizibilitatea fiind extrem de redusa.
Mai multe porturi au fost inchise, iar oficiali de pe aeroportul din Cairo au declarat ca furtuna de nisip a provocat mai multe intarzieri ale avioanelor, conform BBC.
Ministrul Sanatatii din Egipt a sfatuit persoanele cu probleme respiratorii sa evite deplasarile pana cand trece furtuna.
Mai multi internauti au imortalizat fenomenul si au publicat in mediul online atat imagini, cat si clipuri video.
Iata cateva dintre acestea:
Downtown #Cairo from the #sandstorm two hours ago... pic.twitter.com/prosL4y0W1
- Joey Shea (@joey_shea) January 16, 2019
#Sandstorm all over #Cairo ...#Asthmatic Stay indoorsif you can, before, during and after the storm, andkeepwindows closed. pic.twitter.com/O0czwZDLbq
- Mohamed Younis 🇪🇬 (@MuhammedYounis) January 16, 2019
This post apocalyptic dystopia was #Cairo today and that's the Nile right there 🇪🇬 pic.twitter.com/uqAS6yp0bu
- Malak Jaafar (@malakyz) January 16, 2019
Residents took to social media to show #Cairo turning orange amid a massive sandstorm https://t.co/Ap9UtK025x pic.twitter.com/ZhgtMHJpXf
- The National (@TheNationalUAE) January 16, 2019
#Cairo turns orange as #sandstorm hits https://t.co/7AUjJTcYo2 pic.twitter.com/2KFc65TwBl
- Debborah Donnelly (@DebbyDonnelly) January 17, 2019
Super nasty day in #Cairo yesterday! 4 days of cold wind culminating in this orange sky. #Duststorm2019 pic.twitter.com/8f8NCncs2c
- Melissa Balan (@MBalan101) January 17, 2019
#Sandstorm in #Cairo now. The entire city is covered in an orange fog pic.twitter.com/6okMJfPj6t
- Karim Fanous (@iKarimFanous) January 16, 2019
In Cairo, greeted today with a heavy sandstorm, surreal scenes and colour palette at Muhammad Ali Mosque#cairo#nofilter#theartcurators pic.twitter.com/a0i4YmNW1n
- The Art Curators (@theartcurators) January 16, 2019
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