Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Dust clouds from African deserts affected Turkey's southeastern cities of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Batman negatively, halting daily life on Thursday.

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

It has been reported that transportation of dust will continue until Friday afternoon.

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Abidin Aydın, the Manager of 15th Regional Directorate of Meteorology, said flights could be affected due to reduced visibility, "Dust clouds were first seen in Şanlıurfa on Wednesday and it affected other cities on the next day. We think it will disappear tomorrow by the rain expected on Friday."

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Aydın also warned the citizens who have respiratory diseases to take necessary measures for their health.

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

The clouds of dust are associated with large zones of dry air, which is an inhibiting factor for tropical storms and hurricanes.

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey

Red sky turns day into night in southeastern Turkey