All Tenerife flights suspended as Gran Canaria sandstorm turns the sky orange
A MAJOR sandstorm has sparked half-time holiday chaos with ALL Gran Canaria flights grounded.
Hundreds of Brits are stranded at airports in the Canary Islands after a huge Saharan dust cloud visible from space turned the sky orange.Credit: EPAManchester based Leigh Gayles has been stranded at the airport since 5pm yesterday afternoonAll flights at Gran Canaria airport have been suspended and outbound flights from Tenerife grounded.Brit holidaymaker Leigh Gayles told The Sun he has been stranded since 5pm yesterday afternoon.
The fires have forced authorities to evacuate the Tasarte population as emergency services desperately try to control the blaze. Located around 60 miles off the coast of Morocco, the Canaries are a popular tourist destination for northern Europeans in search of winter sun.We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at
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