A raging sandstorm has swept into Israel, Palestine and Lebanon causing the worst Israeli air pollution in years and whipping up huge waves in the Mediterranean Sea. The storm, make up of accumulated dust carried from the far reaches of the Sahara Desert in North Africa, also engulfed Cairo for a second day. Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry said air pollution levels were the country's worst in five years and the storm would last into tonight. Scroll down for video Hazy: This is how the Egyptian capital Cairo looked from above today after it was engulfed by a sandstorm for a second day running
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Sandstorm swept into Israel, Palestine and Lebanon causing air pollution and whipping up huge waves
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Storm is made up of accumulated dust carried from the far reaches of the Sahara Desert in North Africa
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Israel's Environmental Protection Ministry said air pollution levels were the country's worst in five years
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Flights to and from the Red Sea resort city of Eilat have been temporarily grounded due to the weather
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Storm first reached Egypt yesterday, temporarily closing Cairo International Airport to incoming flights
The sandstorm hit @placeholder after unusually warm and sunny weather for a February day, and the sky over downtown Cairo turned yellow and blotted out the sun, limiting visibility.