Canary Islands hit by African dust storm | News | Al Jazeera
Spain's airport operator AENA has suspended all flights in and out of Gran Canaria and all flights leaving Tenerife, according to Reuters news agency, after clouds of red sand from the Sahara overwhelmed the northern Canary Islands, severely reducing visibility.pain's national weather service warned on Saturday evening that winds of up to 120km/h (75 mph) are likely to buffet the Canaries until Monday. Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote are likely to be the hardest hit
