Sandstorm Strands Travelers, Kills 4
From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the crowded Cairo airport by a swirling sandstorm that grounded planes, forced the Suez Canal to close and is blamed for four road-accident deaths in the Middle East. The storm--described as the worst in Lebanon and Jordan in 50 years--lashed the region with gritty winds, even blowing down a Ferris wheel in Beirut that 15 years of civil war couldn’t budge. The seasonal storm also hit Israel, Syria and Cyprus, reducing visibility to as little as 200 yards.
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