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A man walks around with a mask on during a sandstorm locally known as "calima" in the Canary Islands, Gran Canaria

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Huge sandstorm closes airspace around Spain's Canary Islands

Known as "calimas", the sandstorms form when strong winds whip up dense clouds of sand from the Sahara and carry them across the 60 mile gap to the Canaries.

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter24/02/2020 14:25

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