[Asia] Dust storm in Southern Afghanistan, 2001/05/17, 19

2001/137 - 05/17 at 06 :50 UTC


2001/139 - 05/19 at 06 :40 UTC

A heavy dust strom occured over southern Afghanistan on May 17, 2001. The dust appears to be blowing out of the Sistan basin, which is on the Afghan-Iranian border. The Sistan basin is a vast complex of lakes and marshes fed by small streams and rivers flowing primarily from the mountainous highlands of Afghanistan.