A thick cloud of dust is passing through parts of the Middle East. It's a sandstorm that's been blowing around since Monday.
What a difference a day makes. Tremithousa, Cyprus before & after the #sandstorm. Photos by Gary Thomas. Dija pic.twitter.com/ROrRvrzAyL
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) September 9, 2015
A day after sweeping across Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, the storm reached Beirut on Tuesday. There have been reports of several deaths and hundreds who have gone to the hospital with breathing difficulties.
Residents have been advised to stay indoors as the storm passed through the region. But there are photos of people who ventured on to the streets wore surgical masks.
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A pedestrian walks with a covered face during a sandstorm in Jerusalem September 8. Clouds of dust have engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus.
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters
Great picture from @NASAGoddardPix's @NASANPP satellite showing the extent of the #duststorm in the #Mediterraneanpic.twitter.com/Edrka5OorR
— Simon Proud (@simon_rp84) September 9, 2015
Staying indoors is not easy for residents of Lebanon's refugee camps — many of them from Syria.
This sandstorm is making life more miserable for them than it was already.
