Basra - sand storm

The dust storm came out of no where and filled the sky with a swirling cloud  of fine sand particles. The wind rocked my portacabin and howled into the air vents. It came so suddenly that I only realized it was coming when the bright blue sky turned dark and I could not read.

Angus took this picture standing on a Hesco container wall...

The control tower in the background was swallowed up in a matter of seconds.