Heavy sandstorm hitting Middle East can be seen from space — PHOTOS
Men walk along the shore while a woman smokes a hookah, or water pipe, during a sandstorm near the sea castle of the port-city of Sidon, Lebanon September 8, 2015. A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, hospitalising scores of people in Lebanon and disrupting air strikes and fighting in neighbouring Syria. Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were diverted to Paphos from Larnaca airpor
A heavy dust storm swept across parts of the Middle East. (NASA)
A general view shows buildings during a sandstorm in the city of Cairo, Egypt, September 8, 2015. (Reuters)
A general view shows buildings during a sandstorm in the city of Cairo, Egypt, September 8, 2015. (Reuters)
A beachgoer jumps into the Mediterranean Sea during a sandstorm in Ashkelon, Israel September 8, 2015. (Reuters)
Palestinian workers remove the debris of a house, that witnesses said was destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war in 2014 summer, during a sandstorm in Gaza September 8, 2015. A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, killing two people and hospitalising hundreds in Lebanon and disrupting fighting and air strikes in neighbouring Syria. Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were d
A Palestinian policeman loyal to Hamas controls traffic during a sandstorm in Gaza September 8, 2015. A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, killing two people and hospitalising hundreds in Lebanon and disrupting fighting and air strikes in neighbouring Syria. Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were diverted to Paphos from Larnaca airport as visibility fell to 500 metres. (Suh/Reuters)
A Lebanese riot police officer stands amidst supporters wearing face masks at the 2018 World Cup qualifying, also serving as the qualifier match for the 2019 Asian Cup, between South Korea and Lebanon, during a sandstorm in Sidon, Lebanon September 8, 2015. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
A Palestinian stands inside the remains of a house, that witnesses said was destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war in 2014 summer, during a sandstorm in Gaza September 8, 2015. (Reuters)
A woman walks near damaged buildings during a sandstorm in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria September 7, 2015. A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, hospitalising scores of people in Lebanon and disrupting air strikes and fighting in neighbouring Syria. Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were diverted to Paphos from Larnaca airport as visibility fell to 500 metres. (Reuters)
Tourists inspect the view at the Amman Citadel, during a sandstorm in downtown Amman, Jordan, September 8, 2015. (Muhammad Hamed/Reuters)
A Palestinian boy sleeps on a mattress inside the remains of his family‘s house, that witnesses said was destroyed by Israeli shelling during a 50-day war in 2014 summer, during a sandstorm in Gaza September 8, 2015. (Reuters)
A woman wearing a facemark walks through a sandstorm in Homs, Syria September 7, 2015. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)
Children wearing face masks play table football during a sandstorm in Homs, Syria September 7, 2015. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)
A general view of Homs city is seen during a sandstorm, Syria September 7, 2015. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters)
U.N peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) wear face masks while they monitor the Lebanese-Israeli border during a sandstorm in Kfar Kila village, in south Lebanon September 8, 2015.(Aziz Taher/Reuters)
A couple walk during a sandstorm near the sea castle of the port-city of Sidon, Lebanon September 8, 2015. A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, hospitalising scores of people in Lebanon and disrupting air strikes and fighting in neighbouring Syria. Clouds of dust also engulfed Israel, Jordan and Cyprus where aircraft were diverted to Paphos from Larnaca airport as visibility fell to 500 metres. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
A diver walks near the shore of the Mediterranean Sea during a sandstorm in Ashkelon, Israel September 8, 2015. (Amir Cohen/Reuters)
A Palestinian man washes his son on a beach along the Mediterranean Sea during a sandstorm in the northern Gaza Strip September 8, 2015. (Reuters)
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A heavy sandstorm swept across parts of the Middle East on Tuesday.
The storm killed two people and hospitalized hundreds in Lebanon, disrupting fighting and air strikes in neighbouring Syria.
An image released by NASA displayed swirling sand and dust that has clouded the skies of Cyprus, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon and Iraq, Inform reports.
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