A red dust storm swept across eastern Australia and western New South Wales (NSW! Sydney residents woke up to find city shrouded in unbelievable creepy orange hue fog. All flights into Sydney have been diverted to Brisbane and Melbourne. Sydney ferries has cancelled its services. The dust has reduced visibility on the harbor to two meters.

People are urge to stay inside and keep the windows closed as Sydney’s air was expected to remain choked with particles for up to three more days, especially those with asthma or heart or lung diseases. Many people wore masks, wrapped their faces in scarves or pressed cloths over their noses and mouths.

But in some point, I think this is pretty cool. The Red dust amazingly gave the Australian a Mars vibe! Spectacular!

Sydney dust storm September 2009 from Tracy Lundgren on Vimeo.

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