Blinded By The Sand
Looks sort of like lost souls trapped in Hell …
Sandstorm In Kuwait Closes Ports, Diverts Incoming Flights
KUWAIT CITY –A sandstorm in Kuwait Wednesday closed ports, diverted incoming flights to neighboring countries and led to university classes being canceled.
The Kuwait News Agency said the Shuwaik and Shuaiba ports were temporarily paralyzed by Wednesday’s southwesterly gusts.
Issam al-Zamel, operations manager of the Kuwait International Airport, said four incoming flights had to be diverted to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as visibility was reduced to some 150 meters. He said traffic was back to normal after the storm abated.
There were no reports on whether oil exports were affected.
Jordan’s carrier Royal Jordanian canceled three Baghdad flights Wednesday, citing low visibility due to a dust storm in Iraq and leaving many Iraqi travelers stranded.
(AP)
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