Canaries flights suspended as Saharan sand blankets islands #Sandstorm #CanaryIslands #GranCanaria #Fuerteventura #Lanzarote #Spain
Spain’s airport operator AENA suspended all flights in and out of Gran Canaria and all flights leaving Tenerife on Saturday evening after a storm carrying clouds of red sand from the Sahara hit the Canaries and severely reduced visibility.
At least 19 flights to Gran Canaria were diverted, a spokeswoman for AENA said. She did not specify which airlines had been affected.
Budget carrier Vueling, a subsidiary of IAG, said some of its services had been hit and advised passengers to check the status of their flights before heading to the airport.
Spain’s national weather service warned that winds of up to 120 kph (75 mph) are set to buffet the Canaries until Monday. Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are likely to be the worst hit, the weather service said.
Courtesy of reuters.com
MAGNITUDE 3.1 ICELAND REGION #earthquake #Iceland
Depth: 8 km
Distances: 52 km SW of Reykjavík, Iceland / pop: 114,000 / local time: 20:10:32.0 2020-02-22
21 km S of Keflavík, Iceland / pop: 8,000 / local time: 20:10:32.0 2020-02-22
13 km W of Grindavík, Iceland / pop: 2,600 / local time: 20:10:32.0 2020-02-22
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Depth: 10 km
Distances:
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Depth: 10 km
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331 km NW of Leeuwarden, Netherlands / pop: 91,500 / local time: 19:42:57.6 2020-02-22
283 km NE of Hartlepool, United Kingdom / pop: 86,800 / local time: 18:42:57.6 2020-02-22
259 km NE of Whitby, United Kingdom / pop: 13,900 / local time: 18:42:57.6 2020-02-22
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Depth: 10 km
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182 km SW of Dampier, Australia / pop: 1,400 / local time: 02:36:44.3 2020-02-23
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Depth: 6 km
Distances:
147 km SE of Milan, Italy / pop: 1,307,000 / local time: 14:31:31.1 2020-02-2254 km NW of Bologna, Italy / pop: 372,000 / local time: 14:31:31.1 2020-02-22
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