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Tom Haynes & Ted Hennessey & Dave Owen

UK sky turns orange as Sahara dust bomb hits Europe - and causes 'blood rain'

The sky in the UK has turned orange as a Sahara dust bomb hit Europe today causing "blood rain".

The dust cloud, which is 2km above ground level, could fall during showers in the southern parts of Britain on Wednesday afternoon (March 16), the Met Office has predicted.

Parts of Spain have already been blanketed in a thick plume - and live photos show skies turning orange in London, Kent today. In East Sussex, residents have been pictured wiping layers of orange dust off their cars.

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