A huge dust storm has rolled into the small Queensland town of Bedourie, engulfing the residents in dust.
Maggie den Ronden, a local council employee, took these pictures on Thursday afternoon as the clouds rolled in, plunging Bedourie into darkness for an hour-and-a-half.
Located in arid far-western Queensland on the edge of the Simpson desert, the town is no stranger to the storms.
“We do get them from time to time but that was a big one,” den Ronden told Guardian Australia.
As soon as it had begun, the dust moved on.
“We could see the stars by 7:30,” den Ronden explained.
