Sandstorm...bluegh

Well we went to the beach club today and this is what we found when we got there - its was sunny in Al Reef!

For those of you in the rainy/cold UK - I know your heart bleeds for me :-)

Sand storm in Abu Dhabi

A sand storm whipped up out of nowhere today, these are usually caused by "Shamal" winds coming over from Iraq, KSA or Kuwait. It brought the visibility down pretty low in some parts. I took a couple of pics and a short video to show you.

And a great video caught here by Matthew Smith of The National...

http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/video-sandstorm-hits-abu-dhabi