A Dubai resident recently had a very interesting drive back after celebrating and enjoying Eid-al-Adha holidays in Oman. The man enjoyed a six day stay amidst the hills of Salalah in Oman and was on his way back home when he witnessed a monster sandstorm! He captured a video of the same and shared it on social media. Dubai Police shared the same on their official channel.
Dubai Resident Shares Video Featuring Sandstorm
Gavril Mankoo, a resident from Dubai, drove back to his home in Dubai after celebrating Eid-al-Adha holidays in Oman. On the evening of July 1, on his way to Dubai, he and his companions faced a monster sandstorm.
They were on the Salalah-Nizwa-Ibri-Dubai highway when they encountered this freaky weather. The sky over Salalah in the Dhofar Governorate was clouded, and at around 6:17pm, the Dubai resident, his wife, sister-in-law, and brother got stuck in the sandstorm.
Gavril described the storm as the strongest sandstorm he had ever encountered. The wind was extremely powerful, raising the dust and reducing the visibility to dangerous levels. He mentioned to Khaleef Times that driving became dangerous after a certain point.
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Video Showed The Intensity Of The Storm
لمستخدمي طريق هيماء _ثمريت انخفاض الرؤية الأفقية بسبب تصاعد الغبار بفعل الرياح النشطة، وتكدّس الرمال على جانبي الطريق، يُرجى الإنتباه.. رافقتكم السلامة. #شرطة_عمان_السلطانية pic.twitter.com/6OmbBlbTM6
— شرطة عُمان السلطانية (@RoyalOmanPolice) July 1, 2023
The video shared by Gavril features scenes from the dashboard as they are all stuck in the sandstorm. The intensity was quite clear from the video, and it also featured some light showers.
The Royal Oman Police and other authorities had already warned the people about the deteriorating visibility because of the sandstorm on July 1. ROP tweeted and alerted all the drivers, mentioning low visibility due to the rising sand and sand accumulating on both sides of the road.
They urged drivers and motorists to make sure they look after their safety and prioritise it. Gavril also mentioned that they could not see anything beyond the hood of the car and were stuck on the expressway with other cars.
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Were you too stuck in the sandstorm? Let us know!
Cover Image courtesy: @theroyalomanpolice/Twitter
First Published: July 03, 2023 12:01 PM