Climate/Environment

Immense Sandstorm Sweeps Across Algeria-Turning the Sky Blood Red

A violent and widespread dust storm engulfed the provinces of Médéa and Tissemsilt, Algeria on September 15, 2021.

Some areas have been forced to turn on street lights in the middle of the day as the dust partially blocked out the sun, turning the sky ORANGE-RED as seen in the video below from Tissemsilt:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1438193386092171268

During the evening hours, the red color intensified even more, turning the sky BLOOD RED in Ksar Boukhari, Médéa:

https://twitter.com/AgenciaEpsilon/status/1438185468013826057/photo/1

As seen in the video below, the sand storm was accompanied by very strong winds which almost brought the visibility to zero.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1438194238550945795