Dubai: The city awoke to one of the worst sandstorms it has ever seen, according to many social media users on Thursday.
Twitter flooded with amazing shots of sand and dust that blanketed the city and soon followers of @gulf_news were tweeting their best pictures to us.
Send your sandstorm pictures to readers@gulfnews.com or tweet to @gulf_news and we will retweet and publish the best ones here.
Dubai goes from blue to brown in just two days. March 30th to 2nd April. #mydubai #Dubai #sandstorm @gulf_news pic.twitter.com/smOsTNgZD0— LebanOnline (@onlinelebanon) April 2, 2015
@gulf_news This picture not in MARS. Dust storm in UAE. pic.twitter.com/pAQKu2BHrf— Anand Narasimhalu (@cnanand66) April 2, 2015
@gulf_news before / after pic.twitter.com/twRk0sKy7G— Ali Shahab (@alyshahab) April 2, 2015
Surely, @TomCruise can proudly say that what they showed in #MissionImpossible #movie about #Dubai is real @gulf_news pic.twitter.com/rcTXzZ7lUw— LebanOnline (@onlinelebanon) April 2, 2015
#SandStorm @ Ras Al Khaimah @gulf_news Be careful while Driving A view from my Office. #RasAlKhaimah pic.twitter.com/ze7rN0BsQ1— Sanju Krishnan (@Sanju_Krishnan) April 2, 2015
This is exactly where I used to see @BurjKhalifa! Weather grew so worse that it is no where to be seen! @gulf_news pic.twitter.com/XkT1XeCUsJ— KK (@HRHPrinceKK) April 2, 2015
Crazy sandstorm just hit Riyadh, Saudi Arabia via http://t.co/uvnsIOl57W #FailingTheHonest pic.twitter.com/VSz5ivWR2q— CodeAndCommand (@CodeAndCommand) April 1, 2015
Worst sand storm I have ever seen for 6 years... not able to drive or stay outside @gulf_news #fogUAE feeling sick pic.twitter.com/MUlziqJnTm— nazarbaaz (@nazarbaaz) April 2, 2015
@gulf_news #foguae horrible!!! pic.twitter.com/Jyie3ysnZE— Arshad Ali (@arstab) April 2, 2015
Usually, I can see @BurjKhalifa from my office clearly but today....Where is #burjkhalifa? @gulf_news #Dubai #MyDubai pic.twitter.com/vWzjbbhCO4— KK (@HRHPrinceKK) April 2, 2015
View from my office before and after dust storm. @gulf_news #fogUAE pic.twitter.com/H8ZLotSMPz— Rao Abdur Rehman (@raoarehman) April 2, 2015
@raoarehman @gulf_news Just as bad is in the Capital nice colour though pic.twitter.com/feKazcySqp— Graham Brock (@nevsayagoal) April 2, 2015