The city, popular among Ukrainians in the main resort province of Turkey, was covered with a brown veil so that the sun could not be seen in the sky. “At least once a year, our region is” lucky “- a dusty desert wind comes to us across the Mediterranean. In Israel, it is called “Hamsin”, – said the expat in his blog and told how life is changing in Alanya (Antalya province) with the advent of this scourge.
As the author explained, the wind from Egypt brings with it warming and red sand dust. Hamsin occurs in front of cyclones moving from the deserts of North Africa, so it can be saturated with sand and dust, which affects Turks and tourists.
The spectacle is fascinating and horrible. Here is how the tourist described what she saw: “The horizon tightens with a muddy white-brown curtain, behind which the sun disappears, visibility is reduced as much as possible, the sea is gray, and the taste of dust is felt in the air. These days, the Ministry of Health advises less to be outdoors – especially for people who suffer from allergies, asthma or difficulty breathing. At the same time, in the panoramic photo, which on ordinary days shows the Alanya Peninsula, in a period when the wind carries muddy dust “rusty color”, nothing can be seen except the nearest houses.
However, it is not necessary to watch the storm. Thus, during periods of strong gusts of wind, being indoors, you can hear the sand, not hail, falling, knocking on the railings of the balcony, car roofs and cover material that protects the plantations of Turkish farmers from the weather.
“In the morning, everything is usually covered with a thin layer of fine reddish-yellow sand: balconies, cars, shop windows. And Alanya is turning from a clean seaside town into a kind of dirty, like an industrial city, “the blogger added.
When the dusty wave passes and the rain passes, the city seems to wash away all the “desert raids” and again becomes a beautiful coastal city, where the sun shines and clouds float: “only cars remind that a few days ago everything was in the dust.”
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