Both Arab News and Saudi Gazette report on the massive sandstorm that swept across Riyadh yesterday. Both also have good pictures.
Now, I’m looking for some satellite photos to see if any show the scale of the storm.
Arab News
RIYADH: A severe sandstorm lashed Riyadh yesterday, spreading an orange-color blanket of dust that led to over 70 road accidents, traffic snarls and cancellation of scheduled luncheon parties.
Airport Director Saad Al-Tasan said that all air traffic at King Khalid International Airport was halted for over three hours because of the storm, and later the airport was only allowing departures.
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Saudi Gazette
Sand swamps Riyadh
Shahid Ali KhanRIYADH – A sand storm hit Riyadh suddenly like a tidal wave around noon Tuesday, disrupting air and road traffic, sending residents rushing indoors, forcing schools and businesses to shut, and provoking an outbreak of respiratory problems across the capital city
“I’ve never seen such weather in my 32 years’ stay in Saudi Arabia,” said Jayceelan Santhanam, an airline official.
“It’s surely the worst sandstorm to hit Riyadh.”
Visibility plunged to zero as the huge wave of dust ploughed through the city at high noon. The impact shut out the bright blue sky and turned everything into an eerie orange-brown.
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March:15:2009 - 23:26
[...] photographs from the sandstorm, which he has collected from different sources while John Burgess at Crossroads Arabia links to news sources about the [...]
March:15:2009 - 23:37
[...] photographs from the sandstorm, which he has collected from different sources while John Burgess at Crossroads Arabia links to news sources about the storm. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Kuwaiti blogger Frankom [...]