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

Spain, France and Switzerland blanketed in sandy hues

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  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)

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  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

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  An orange sky over the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. AP

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  A worker cleans sculptures outside the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, Spain, after dust from the Sahara desert swept through the city. EPA

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  The Kapellbruecke and the Wasserturm in Lucerne appear against an orange-tinged sky in Switzerland. AP

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  A man walks along a promenade in Malaga, Spain, as dust from the Sahara desert swept through the country propelled by storm Celia. EPA

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  A bright orange sky in Navares, Spain. AP

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  The Almeria fortress, in southeastern Spain, covered in orange sand. EPA

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  A child takes a ski lift as sand from Sahara fell overnight covering the snow in Piau-Engaly ski resort, southwestern France. AFP

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  Sand from Sahara covers the snow in the Piau-Engaly ski resort. AFP

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  Blois castle, France, is covered in orange sand. AFP

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