Are there sandstorms in egypt

Witnesses said "the colour of the air is changing", describing it as "some kind of fog". The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

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Thunderstorms Egypt Cairo. Published 7 January Published 4 March Able to grow up to one kilometre in height, haboobs typically last a few hours. The stronger ones can travel for more than kilometres. The thunderstorm which triggered the haboob over Aswan was part of a large system which has been affecting much of the country over the past few days.

The system is now moving across Saudi Arabia , but conditions over Egypt are generally looking rather unsettled over the next few days. Cairo sees a severe decline in temperature by 8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday after a couple of days where the temperature rose dramatically recording highs of more than 30 degrees Celsius. In Ismailia, the sand storm led to a decrease in the level of visibility in most parts. The bad weather caused a giant container ship to lodge sideways and blocked the new channel of the Suez Canal.

The Egyptian Suez Canal Authority is attempting to re-direct the vessel, according to a Wednesday statement. A dust storm covered the skies in North and Central Sinai and caused blocking of visibility on the roads, with a severe drop in temperature.