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1 | Saudi Arabia: A Well-Documented Sandstorm | Arabia Saodita: Tafio-drivotra iray voarakitra an-tsary |
2 | Armed with their cameras and video cameras, bloggers in Saudi Arabia documented a massive sandstorm which covered the capital Riyadh, bringing visibility to only a few metres and life to a standstill. | Fakantsary tsotra sy fandraisana sarimihetsika eny an-tanany, nandrakitra tafio-drivotra mahery vaika niharo fasika namely an'i Riyad renivohitra ireo mpitoraka blaogy saodiana,izay tsy nahita-mitsinjo na dia metatra vitsy monja eo akaiky eo aza ary dia nitsahatra teo koa ny endri-piainana rehetra. |
3 | On YouTube, Riyadh Travels posts this video which shows the storm creeping up in full speed and enveloping the whole of Riyadh in minutes. | Ao amin'ny YouTube, i Riyadh Travels dia nametraka ity sarimihetsika ity izay maneho ny fihazakazaky ny fikisahan'ilay tafiotra ary nandrakotra an'i Riyad tao anatin'ny minitra vitsy monja. |
4 | Riyadh Travels comments: | Manamarika i Riyadh Travels: |
5 | An incredible experience to witness first hand being enveloped in a sand storm in literally minutes. It was clear, blue skies …. and in the next few minutes enveloped in a blanket of sand with visibility to only a few meters. | Trangam-piainana tsy mampino ny maha-vavolombelona ny tena sady tena ao anatiny mihitsy no koa voafonon'ilay tafiotram-pasika tao anatin'ny minitra vitsy… Nazava be ny andro, manga ny lanitra… ary minitra vitsy nanaraka izay, rakotra fasika ny tontolo manodidina, nihena ny fahitana na dia metatra vitsy monja aza. |
6 | MadridyO8 posts a video of the storm, also on YouTube: | I MadridyO8 dia nametraka sarimihetsika momba io tafiotra io, mbola ao amin'ny YouTube ihany koa : |
7 | Saudiwoman's Weblog posts photographs from the storm and notes her experience saying: | I Saudiwoman's Weblog nandefa sary maro avy amin'ny tafiotra ary nanamarika ny fahatsapany amin'ny filazana fa: |
8 | Today we had a really bad sandstorm. | Androany, niaina ny tafiotram-pasika faran'izay ratsy izahay. |
9 | In the morning you would have never guessed. | Ny maraina, samy tsy nisy nanampo izany mihitsy. |
10 | I left the house at 7:30 and the sky was blue and clear. | Nandao ny trano aho tamin'ny 7:30 ary manga ery ny lanitra, nadio. |
11 | Later in the day, I was going to pick up my son after a lecture and I had to drive (be driven) right into it. | Taoriana kely tamin'iny andro iny, ndeha haka ny zanako lahy avy nanao vela-kevitra aho ary dia voatery namily fiara (na nentin'ny fiara) tao anatin'ilay tafiotra mihitsy. |
12 | I took a few photos. | Naka sary vitsivitsy aho. |
13 | You can actually see it approaching on the horizon. | Tena hitanao mihitsy ilay izy manatona avy any ampara-vodilanitra. |
14 | A trip that normally takes 45 minutes took twice that long. | Ilay làlana izay 45 mn amin'ny andavanandro dia lasa indroa noho ny mahazatra ny faharetany. |
15 | Cars were hardly moving and sirens were wailing. | Zara raha mikisaka ny fiara ary nitatatata mafy ny kipantsona fanairana. |
16 | Firetrucks, ambulances and police cars were following the storm. | Ny fiaraben'ny mpamono afo, ny fiaran'ny mpamonjy voina syny fiaran'ny polisy dia samy nanaraka ilay tafiotra avokoa. |
17 | It probably was a really bad day for people with asthma. | Angamba tena andro ratsy sy nanahirana tokoa ho an'ireo olona manana aretina sohika [asthme] iny andro iny. |
18 | Life Thru Dusty Lens, who also posts photographs from the storm, remarks: | I Life Thru Dusty Lens izay nandefa sary momba io tafiotra io ihany koa, dia nanamarika hoe: |
19 | This dust storm came super fast. | Haingana be tokoa ny nahatongavan'ity tafiotram-bovoka ity. |
20 | The sky turned dark and yellow within a matter of minutes. | Maizina ny lanitra ary nanjary niloko mavo tao anatin'ny minitra vitsy. |
21 | Boyd Jones, who was in Riyadh, also posts a series of photographs starting with this post. | Boyd Jones, izay monina ao Riyadh, dia nandefa sary koa mialoha lalana ity hafatra ity. |
22 | Here is one of them: | Ity ny iray amin'izy ireny : |
23 | The sandstorm raging in the horizon | Ny tafiotram-pasika ery ampara-vodilanitra |
24 | Majeed 99 [Ar], from Saudi Arabia, too posts photographs from the sandstorm, which he has collected from different sources while John Burgess at Crossroads Arabia links to news sources about the storm. | Majeed 99 [amin'ny teny arabo], avy ao Arabia Saodita, ihany koa dia nandefa sary navondrony avy tamina loharano samihafa, raha ny an'i John Burgess ao amin'ny Crossroads Arabia dia rohy mankany amin'ireo vaovao an-gazety momba ny tafiotra no omeny. |
25 | Meanwhile, in neighbouring Kuwaiti blogger Frankom complains: | Mandritra izany fotoana izany, ao amin'ny firenena iray mpifanolo-bodirindrina, Koweit, Frankom dia mitaraina fa : |
26 | There was no rain this year. | Tsy nisy orana tamin'ity taona ity. |
27 | Our winter is dust, our summer is dust, our spring is dust and our autumn is dust… but I thank God at any rate as our situation is better than others. | Ririnina feno vovoka no mba niainanay, ny fahavaratray dia vovoka, ny lohataonanay dia vovoka ary ny fararanonay dia vovoka …saingy isaorako Andriamanitra na dia izany aza fa tsaratsara kokoa ny toerana misy antsika raha oharina amin'ny an'ny hafa. |