A massive sandstorm hit [1] the Gulf region, disrupting air traffic in Yemen, and closing schools in Saudi Arabia. Netizens from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar turned to Twitter to complain.
In Dubai, UAE, Iyad El-Baghdadi complains:
@Iyad_elbaghdadi [2]: God there's dust everywhere, in my eyes, in my nose, on my desk, between my fingers, in my glass, on my keyboard. And I'm sealed indoors.
From Qatar, Hannah laments:
@hshurey [3]: I am so fed up with this dust in Doha. I can barely even remember what fresh air is!
Ahmed Al Hashemi, from Abu Dhabi, UAE, notes:
@ADHashemi [4]: Covered in so much dust I'm gonna need a car wash to get it all off. To make matters worse its really doing a number on my eyes
And Ozair Taher, from neighbouring Dubai, UAE, adds:
@Ozair25 [5]: Dust, dust, dust, dust & D.U.S.T “We should all pray for rain seriously!” #Dubai
Rain is also on Wael Al Jaber's mind. Al Jaber, from the Saudi capital Riyadh writes:
@W_Jaber [6]: That awkward moment when people are talking about rain but all i see is dust #RiyadhWeather
Håkon Gaarder-Larsen, a Norwegian hotelier who lives and works in Riyadh, notes:
@Haakon_G_Larsen [7]: Funny how a week of sandstorms and dust in Riyadh makes me look forward to the polluted air in Cairo next week
And Hisham Wyne jokes:
@HishamWyne [8]: It's not a sandstorm. It's just that the dust bunnies are breeding ferociously. They're allowed four wives each too.
Meanwhile, in Sanaa, Yemen, schools are closed because of the dust storm. Noon Arabia clarifies:
@NoonArabia [9]: Tomorrow and after will shut down too “@WomanfromYemen: dust storm in #sanaa caused schools to shut down today #yemen”