Amazing photos of a sandstorm in Iran show a dense cloud rising and hovering over buildings and roads.
Sandstorms like this occur over desert land and can reach thousands of feet into the air, propelled by strong winds.
© REUTERS / Social media/Matthias SchmidtA sandstorm approaches in Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
A sandstorm approaches in Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Social media/Volghan HosseiniPeople run during a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran, April 16, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
People run during a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran, April 16, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Social media/Volghan HosseiniA view of a street during a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran, April 16, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
A view of a street during a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran, April 16, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Social media/Matthias SchmidtPeople take pictures of a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
People take pictures of a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Social media/Volghan HosseiniJameh mosque (rear) is seen during a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran, April 16, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
Jameh mosque (rear) is seen during a sandstorm in Yazd, Iran, April 16, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Social media/Hasan ParianA sandstorm sweeps through Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
A sandstorm sweeps through Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Social media/Matthias SchmidtA sandstorm obstructs visibility in Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.
A sandstorm obstructs visibility in Yazd, Iran April 16, 2018 in this image obtained from social media. Picture taken April 16, 2018.