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Hundreds-Mile-Wide Dust Storm Engulfs Northern Africa

just nowUpdated: March 31, 2026, 3:34 pm EDTPublished: March 31, 2026, 3:34 pm EDT

A massive dust storm stretching hundreds of miles transformed skies across parts of North Africa, swallowing cities in thick, wind-driven sand straight from the Sahara Desert. Visible even from space, the powerful haboob created stunning visuals in parts of Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania.

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