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Sandstorms, dusty weather to last all summer |
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Sunday, 12 June 2011 00:17 |
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KUWAIT: The recent sandstorms and dusty conditions across Kuwait are likely to continue throughout June and to affect the country
for the rest of the summer, according to local meteorologists.
Friday's sandstorms saw shipping activity suspended for a time at the country's three main ports due to low visibility, although aviation traffic was unaffected.
Operations at Shuwaikh, Shuaiba and Doha ports were suspended until visibility improved, with the docking supervisor at Shuwaikh Port, Captain Musa Behbehani, revealing that the departure of one vessel and the arrival of another had been delayed during the period.
Essam Zamel, operations manager with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), said that the sandstorms had not affected air traffic, however. - Kuwait Times
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