Cyprus hit by severe sandstorm

BREAKING NEWS
Feb 25, 2006 — NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus was engulfed in an unusually severe sandstorm on Saturday, sending people to hospital with breathing problems and canceling flights from the Mediterranean holiday island.
A thick blanket of gritty dust settled over the capital Nicosia, blotting out the sun and giving the capital a beige tinge from sand brought in gusts from the African Sahara.

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