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Libya: Severe Dust Storm Turns Skies Red Over Tobruk, Prompting State of Emergency

A severe dust storm turned skies red over Tobruk, Libya, on Wednesday, April 1, prompting a state of emergency across a wide area from Musaid to Al-Jaghbub. Visibility dropped to near zero, winds reached around 70 km/h.

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Protesters in Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - Women and children gather to call for the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and thank an international military intervention against his forces in Tobruk in northeastern Libya, on March 21, 2011.

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Protesters in Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - Women and children gather to call for the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and thank an international military intervention against his forces in Tobruk in northeastern Libya, on March 21, 2011.

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Antigovernment protesters in northeastern Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - People gather in central Tobruk in northeastern Libya on March 3, 2011 to call for the ousting of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

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Antigovernment protesters in northeastern Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - A young man holds up a Kingdom of Libya flag in Benghazi in northeastern Libya, now effectively controlled by antigovernment forces, on Feb 27, 2011.

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Civilians join defected Libyan soldiers

TOBRUK, Libya - Members of antigovernment forces rest after combating forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Tobruk, northeastern Libya, on March 3, 2011. Civilians have joined defected Libyan soldiers to fight against mercenary troops hired by Gaddafi.

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Libyan protests

TOBRUK, Libya - An antigovernment protester poses wearing a Kingdom of Libya flag in Tobruk, northeastern Libya, on Feb. 26, 2011.

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Libyan protests

TOBRUK, Libya - A man walks behind a destroyed statue of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's ''Green Book'' in Tobruk, northeastern Libya, on Feb. 26, 2011.

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UN condemns storming of Libyan parliament by protestors

STORY: UN condemns storming of Libyan parliament by protestors DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene after protesting STORYLINE: Stephanie Williams, the adviser to the United Nations secretary-general (SASG) for Libya, on Saturday condemned the storming of the headquarters of the House of Representatives (parliament) by protestors in the eastern city of Tobruk. "The people's right to peacefully protest should be respected and protected, but riots and acts of vandalism such as the storming of the House of Representatives' headquarters late yesterday in Tobruk are totally unacceptable," Williams tweeted. "It is absolutely vital that calm is maintained, responsible Libyan leadership demonstrated, and restraint exercised by all," Williams said. Footage on Libyan social media showed dozens of protestors on Friday storming and burning the headquarters of the parliament in Tobruk. The parliament condemned the "acts of vandalism, burning t

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Antigovernment protesters in northeastern Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - A young man holds up a Kingdom of Libya flag in Benghazi in northeastern Libya, now effectively controlled by antigovernment forces, on Feb 27, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Antigovernment protesters in northeastern Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - People gather in central Tobruk in northeastern Libya on March 3, 2011 to call for the ousting of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. (Kyodo)

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Civilians join defected Libyan soldiers

TOBRUK, Libya - Members of antigovernment forces rest after combating forces of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Tobruk, northeastern Libya, on March 3, 2011. Civilians have joined defected Libyan soldiers to fight against mercenary troops hired by Gaddafi. (Kyodo)

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Protesters in Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - Women and children gather to call for the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and thank an international military intervention against his forces in Tobruk in northeastern Libya, on March 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Protesters in Libya

TOBRUK, Libya - Women and children gather to call for the overthrow of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and thank an international military intervention against his forces in Tobruk in northeastern Libya, on March 21, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Libyan protests

TOBRUK, Libya - An antigovernment protester poses wearing a Kingdom of Libya flag in Tobruk, northeastern Libya, on Feb. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Libyan protests

TOBRUK, Libya - A man walks behind a destroyed statue of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's ''Green Book'' in Tobruk, northeastern Libya, on Feb. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Funeral of Viktor Wellemin, New Jewish cemetery in Prague

Rabi Karol Sidon (left) was among the people, who give last farewell to Viktor Wellemin New Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Wellemin, who was one of the last Czechoslovak participants in the fighting near Tobruk, Libya, during World War Two, died at the age of 97 on August 19, 2020. Wellemin also fought in the siege of Dunkirk. He was born in a Jewish family in Prague on March 24, 1923. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Funeral of Viktor Wellemin, New Jewish cemetery in Prague

People give last farewell to Viktor Wellemin New Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Wellemin, who was one of the last Czechoslovak participants in the fighting near Tobruk, Libya, during World War Two, died at the age of 97 on August 19, 2020. Wellemin also fought in the siege of Dunkirk. He was born in a Jewish family in Prague on March 24, 1923. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)

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Funeral of Viktor Wellemin, New Jewish cemetery in Prague

People give last farewell to Viktor Wellemin New Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, on Friday, August 21, 2020. Wellemin, who was one of the last Czechoslovak participants in the fighting near Tobruk, Libya, during World War Two, died at the age of 97 on August 19, 2020. Wellemin also fought in the siege of Dunkirk. He was born in a Jewish family in Prague on March 24, 1923. (CTK Photo/Michal Kamaryt)