Blinding dust storm hits Kuwait as visibility drops below 500 meters
The Interior Ministry urged drivers to use warning lights only for alerts, follow weather updates, keep a safe distance, and slow down in low visibility.
The anticipated dust storm has entered the Kuwaiti borders from the west, and monitoring stations indicate a decrease in visibility, said the country’s Meteorological Department on Monday.
According to satellite images, the storm is expected to cover Kuwait for the next few hours, accompanied by strong northern wind of up to 70 kmph, Dherar Al-Ali, the department’s acting director told KUNA.
Horizontal visibility will go less than 500m; if not totally in some areas this evening, with waves rising more than six feet, he explained.
Al-Ali warned the public to stay home and take caution, especially people with asthma and allergies, and to not go out unless for absolute necessity. He also appealed to highway motorists and sea-goers to be vigilant.
