Sandstorms

In this area, sandstorms can last up to four days.

Five consecutive years of drought, exacerbated by unexpected sandstorms, have depleted people's food stocks, forcing them to resort to desperate measures to survive.

Algeria needs to reduce sandstorms in the south of the country.

In Algeria, desertification could cause more sandstorms.

Residents of Hobyo, Somalia, say drifting sandstorms are burying their homes, schools and shops and threatening the existence of the coastal town.

One of the areas most vulnerable to sandstorms was Dallam County.