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05.04.2024 - 17:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
UK holidaymakers who are planning to head to Spain have been warned that flights could be majorly disrupted due to some terrifying 'blood rain'.
Weather alerts that cover most of the country may spark problems for people who already suffer from lung and respiratory conditions, reports the Mirror.
Tourists have also been warned that visibility could be impacted due to the orange haze that the dust leaves in the atmosphere. People have been told to prepare for potential flight cancellations or delays in response to the strange 'blood rain' phenomenon.
This news has come after the cooler areas of Spain were hit with a heatwave as temperatures skyrocketed above 30C in some places.
This change also produced a new episode of Saharan dust - known as a calima - which is set to cover many Spanish hotspots for up to three days.
Weather experts have said that while some locations are still seeing rain, this water can merge with the dust to create 'blood rain'. The invasion of haze will take over the country until Monday, April 8.
According to Marta Almarcha on the eltiempo.es weather portal, this dust will not affect just the Iberian Peninsula, but other European countries as well.
As of April 5, the orange haze from the southern areas will begin to be noticeable and will affect the eastern Canary Islands. Andalusia will see the most of this Saharan dust but the concentration of it will remain low.
On Saturday (April 6), the dust will continue to get worse and will leave an orange hue across almost the entire peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
Marta said that the arrival of this haze will be so intense that it may even reach the Scandinavian peninsula - which normally tends to avoid this phenomenon.
On Sunday (April 7), the situation will
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