This incredible satellite image show a huge sandstorm engulfing parts of Spain causing travel chaos for thousands.
Dust clouds stretching hundreds of miles moved across the country's Canary Islands yesterday - grounding as many as 230 flights and causing 19 planes to be diverted.
Many Brits were left stranded at airports across the islands, with some returning from half-term breaks.
Flights from Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, North and South Tenerife Airports have been grounded due to the weather conditions.
Flights from the UK were also grounded or cancelled, due to the sandstorm.
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In one aerial image, the storm can be seen stretching across the ocean from the Moroccan coast before reaching the Canary Islands.
Other images showed runways at airports across the islands shrouded in dust, with many travellers wearing masks to help with their breating.
Greg Horsman, 29, was on holiday with his girlfriend and his friends on a Tui cruise and was due to fly home to Manchester on Saturday evening, reports the Daily Mail.
They have now been forced to stay in Gran Canaria for another two nights.
Greg said: "It's frustrating. We're just ready to be home.
"Last night we were in the airport for five hours and I was frustrated because Tui couldn't help us or do anything until the airport declared that they were closed which they did at 10.30pm."
Other Brits posted images of orange skies causing poor visibility.
Michael Nixon, on holiday with his family in Tenerife, was left stranded after being due to return home to Newcastle.
He said it was "all a bit surreal" as they woke to a "yellowish haze and strong winds".
Unlucky Tim Crew, 69, had booked a holiday to Lanzarote after the family cancelled their original holiday to Hong Kong and Thailand over coronavirus worries.
He said it was "just one of those things really".
Shipping traffic has also been suspended around the islands and authorities in some parts have issued a red alert for people to stay indoors - especially those with respiratory problems.
Further disruption in Tenerife and Gran Canaria was also being caused by a number of fires which have broke out.
The Canary president said: "We are under the influence of four phenomena with the alert for strong winds, the calima, coastal phenomena and forest fires.
"All the mechanisms required by the protocol have been activated. We have had fires in Gran Canaria in two municipalities and in six municipalities in Tenerife.
"We have a direct thread with the two Presidents of the Cabildos and 90 members of the UME (Emergency Military Unit) and 100 Civil Guard agents in Gran Canaria, and another 100 and more than 50 of the UME in Tenerife are working.
"In addition, there are more than 90 troops prepared in Seville to move to the islands if the situation worsens."
"The wind has caused the worst of the fires, in addition to the temperature rise in the calima. All the operations have been terrestrial due to the difficulties to operate by air for the calima. The level of both fires is 1 at the moments.
"We hope that this condition does not increase in the two islands."
