A massive dust storm swept through Kuwait on Monday, suspending flights to and from the country’s international airport, the civil aviation regulator said.

Commercial flights will be rescheduled because of current weather patterns, while air traffic will only resume normally once the dust storm subsides, said Emad Al-Juluwi, Kuwait Civil Aviation’s Deputy Director General for Air Navigation Services Affairs.

A massive plume of dust hovered over Kuwait on Monday, reducing visibility to almost zero across the country

Source: Kuwait News Agency