Videos | A wave of dust sweeps Riyadh, and visibility drops below 1000 meters

Written By سنان خلف on 2020/09/21

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Arab Weather - Sinan Khalaf - The capital, Riyadh, was affected by a wave of dense dust, which caused a decrease in the horizontal visibility to below 1000 meters in the center of Riyadh. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The northeastern parts of the Kingdom and the Hafar Al-Batin region had been blown by northern to northwestern winds that were active with occasional strong gusts, which worked to form a wave of dust, which gradually pushed towards the south until it reached the capital Riyadh and affected it directly. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> We leave you now with these scenes of Riyadh dust today </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See <br /> Dust entered the airspace of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=has... Riyadh a</a> short while ago <br /> May Allah distract him from the servants and the country <br /> Video from <a href="https://twitter.com/TMIA9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ TMIA9</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3?src=hash&amp;... Weather</a> <a href="https://t.co/tXAaWrft14">pic.twitter.com/tXAaWrft14</a> </p> - ArabiaWeather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArabiaWeatherSA/status/1308036062875447296?ref_src=t... 21, 2020</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><p lang="ar" style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6_%D8%A7%... now</a> <br /> Disturbing atmospheres for asthma and allergy sufferers, may God help you <br /> &quot;Oh God, I ask you for its good and the best of what I have sent, and I seek refuge in You from its evil and the evil of what I have sent to him.&quot; <br /> Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/xyl5ou4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ xyl5ou4</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%82%D8%B3?src=hash&amp;... Weather</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6?src=has... Riyadh</a> <a href="https://t.co/8u1gqeBApc">pic.twitter.com/8u1gqeBApc</a> </p> - ArabiaWeather - Saudi Arabia (@ArabiaWeatherSA) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArabiaWeatherSA/status/1308057743744524291?ref_src=t... 21, 2020</a> </blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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