Terrible sandstorms like giant city walls 'devour' the city

A giant sandstorm swept through, making the sky turn red with a giant wall of dust as if to "devour" the city.

A sandstorm has just swept through Niamey - the capital of Nigeria with a huge sand wall hundreds of meters high, as if to "engulf" the whole city. The giant dust cloud made the sky turn red. As the witnesses described it, it was a "scary and horrifying" scene .

According to local media, the wall of dust can be hundreds of meters high

Although the city of Niamey did not record reports of damage and casualties after the massive sandstorm, a dust storm was thought to be responsible for several illnesses that spread across North Africa.

According to previously published studies, strong winds carry particles that enter the airways. As can be seen, they play a role in disease outbreaks.

The storm devoured the city as it passed

Sandstorms are common in the Sahara desert, especially in arid places in West Africa during the dry season, usually from January to April each year.

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