• Sahara dust drifts over central Switzerland near Mount Brisen and the village of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Urs Flueeler / Keystone via AP)
    Sahara dust drifts over central Switzerland near Mount Brisen and the village of Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Urs Flueeler / Keystone via AP)
  • Two men work on the roof of a building as dust from the Sahara desert blankets the coastal city of Roquetas de Mar, Spain. EPA
    Two men work on the roof of a building as dust from the Sahara desert blankets the coastal city of Roquetas de Mar, Spain. EPA
  • An orange sky over the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. AP
    An orange sky over the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. AP
  • A worker cleans sculptures outside the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, Spain, after dust from the Sahara desert swept through the city. EPA
    A worker cleans sculptures outside the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, Spain, after dust from the Sahara desert swept through the city. EPA
  • The Kapellbruecke and the Wasserturm in Lucerne appear against an orange-tinged sky in Switzerland. AP
    The Kapellbruecke and the Wasserturm in Lucerne appear against an orange-tinged sky in Switzerland. AP
  • A man walks along a promenade in Malaga, Spain, as dust from the Sahara desert swept through the country propelled by storm Celia. EPA
    A man walks along a promenade in Malaga, Spain, as dust from the Sahara desert swept through the country propelled by storm Celia. EPA
  • A bright orange sky in Navares, Spain. AP
    A bright orange sky in Navares, Spain. AP
  • The Almeria fortress, in southeastern Spain, covered in orange sand. EPA
    The Almeria fortress, in southeastern Spain, covered in orange sand. EPA
  • A child takes a ski lift as sand from Sahara fell overnight covering the snow in Piau-Engaly ski resort, southwestern France. AFP
    A child takes a ski lift as sand from Sahara fell overnight covering the snow in Piau-Engaly ski resort, southwestern France. AFP
  • Sand from Sahara covers the snow in the Piau-Engaly ski resort. AFP
    Sand from Sahara covers the snow in the Piau-Engaly ski resort. AFP
  • Blois castle, France, is covered in orange sand. AFP
    Blois castle, France, is covered in orange sand. AFP

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Europe's skies turn orange as Saharan dust sweeps in - in pictures

Spain, France and Switzerland blanketed in sandy hues

The National

March 16, 2022

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Updated: March 16, 2022, 11:24 AM
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