Mega-sandstorm turns Tehran into apocalyptic landscape, kills four - Polidicks

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVWNjwAJ3Kw[/media] [quote] Tehran (AFP) - A massive sandstorm and record winds killed at least four people in Tehran on Monday, plunging the Iranian capital into darkness, knocking out power supplies, damaging buildings and causing massive disruption. The freak weather struck at 5:10 pm (1240 GMT), sending residents dashing for cover as debris swept across streets and snapped trees. State media reported 110 kilometre (70-mile) per hour winds. Forecasters on state television initially warned Tehranis to stay indoors, shortly before the ISNA news agency said the fatalities were caused by falling trees. Amin Sabernia, Iran's chief emergency official, announced the deaths and said at least 27 people were injured, 10 of them in a road accident when the gloom suddenly descended. State television later reported that two people injured in the storm were in critical condition. Almost 7,000 emergency workers were deployed within the hour, city officials said, and Ahad Vazifeh, in charge of government weather forecasts, cautioned of bad weather until Wednesday. "This is like an apocalyptic Hollywood movie. I'm scared," a woman running into a shop in the capital's central business district to escape the gales told an AFP reporter seconds after the storm hit. A man inside the same building said: "I've never seen anything like this. I was afraid it was an omen of things to come." Residents of earthquake-prone Iran usually make such comments when they fear a strong tremor is imminent. After a 15-minute period of gloom caused by the sandstorm began to lift, rains arrived with winds remaining strong. Pictures posted on social media showed a giant sand cloud approaching the city, before it turned dark and the outside temperature plunged from 33 degrees Celsius (91 Fahrenheit) to 18 degrees. An electricity official quoted on ISNA news agency said power had been lost in at least 50,000 homes. Flights out of Tehran were delayed, Fars news agency said, quoting airport officials. Internet and telephone services were heavily affected, with lines going down before returning intermittently. About 90 minutes after the initial storm, the winds appeared to ease and more cars were seen on the streets, although many people opted for caution, staying on in office buildings.[/quote] [url]http://news.yahoo.com/massive-sandstorm-record-winds-hit-tehran-143015535.html;_ylt=AwrBEiItqIxTP00AMxrQtDMD[/url]

OK, fess up, who tried to change history using the Dagger on the Sand Glass this time?

Jeez it's like real-life Spec Ops: The Line.

Gold of Oman!

[QUOTE=Matlas;45000597]Jeez it's like real-life Spec Ops: The Line.[/QUOTE] Just a bit off the spot for now.

Obligatory: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqLArgCbh70[/media] Terrible situation though. :(

[QUOTE=BuffaloBill;45001479]Obligatory: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqLArgCbh70[/media] Terrible situation though. :([/QUOTE] I came in here expecting to see this. I was not disappointed. Terrible that shit like this happens, though.

[QUOTE=Matlas;45000597]Jeez it's like real-life Spec Ops: The Line.[/QUOTE] Yeah you don't see sandstorms anywhere else other then in Spec Ops: The Line

[QUOTE=SpartanXC9;45001769]Yeah you don't see sandstorms anywhere else other then in Spec Ops: The Line[/QUOTE] Spec Ops The Line takes place in a middle eastern country ravaged by record breaking sandstorms His comparison is apt, don't be a dick

We go through something similar from time to time here in Arizona, but I don't recall there ever being a time where a state of emergency was declared. That being said, we haven't had rain for [b]months[/b]. I wouldn't be surprised if we break records this year for sandstorm intensity.

God was actually a huge fan of Spec Ops: The Line and decided to add those visuals into real life

Man, some of the other videos of people who got caught in the storm are insane. It's like all light went out and you're in pitch fucking black even though five seconds earlier you could see the sun.

[QUOTE=BuffaloBill;45001479]Obligatory: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqLArgCbh70[/media] Terrible situation though. :([/QUOTE] song name pls

[QUOTE=shian;44999148][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVWNjwAJ3Kw[/media] [url]http://news.yahoo.com/massive-sandstorm-record-winds-hit-tehran-143015535.html;_ylt=AwrBEiItqIxTP00AMxrQtDMD[/url][/QUOTE] Pretty sure massive moving walls is a fetish of mine [t]http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/fog-wall.png[/t] [t]http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-110706-phoenix-dust-1215a.jpg[/t] etc

[QUOTE=Mbbird;45004418]Pretty sure massive moving walls is a fetish of mine [t]http://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/fog-wall.png[/t] [t]http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/pb-110706-phoenix-dust-1215a.jpg[/t] etc[/QUOTE] More movies and games needs to incorporate these . They're bloody awesome

[QUOTE=Matrix374;45005136]More movies and games needs to incorporate these . They're bloody awesome[/QUOTE]Well ME3 has that enormous storm on Mars, but that's about the only one I know off the top of my head.

Oh, and P.S.; This shit is only going to get worse where it happens already. There's this horrible thing happening in parts of the world called "desertification", and it's a motherfucking [b]bitch[/b] to solve. The Chinese have spent billions already planting trees and building canals in a futile attempt to stop the Gobi Desert from creeping its way towards the coast.

[QUOTE=Sgt Doom;45005188]Well ME3 has that enormous storm on Mars, but that's about the only one I know off the top of my head.[/QUOTE] BF4 has a nice Sandstorm on Gulf of Oman. [video=youtube;QOHikqAyYn4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOHikqAyYn4[/video]

[QUOTE=ewitwins;45005237]Oh, and P.S.; This shit is only going to get worse where it happens already. There's this horrible thing happening in parts of the world called "desertification", and it's a motherfucking [b]bitch[/b] to solve. The Chinese have spent billions already planting trees and building canals in a futile attempt to stop the Gobi Desert from creeping its way towards the coast.[/QUOTE] Spare a thought for the Africans in the sahel region, they don't have billions to spend fighting it they will literally die and nobody will even hear about it, it will always be a problem for the next generation.

Reminds me of that time when there was a dust storm in my area, was walking around my school and you really couldn't see far, just orange dust everywhere. Felt pretty apocalyptic.