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Dust/sandstorm
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dense dust or sand reduces visibility and air quality severely.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dense dust or sand reduces visibility and air quality severely.
The essentials if you need to act right now.
Go indoors. Cover mouth. Pull over if driving. Wait it out.
What might I see? Observable signs — no diagnosis required.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wall of brown dust approaching, sudden darkness in daytime.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stinging eyes and difficulty seeing road markings.
Optional deeper explanation — not required to act.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dust storms drop visibility to meters and cause pile-up crashes on highways.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Fine particles injure lungs especially in children and elderly.
Check the scene before you approach.
Civilian-safe actions you can take.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — If driving: slow, signal, pull completely off pavement.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Turn off lights while parked to avoid rear-end collision confusion.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay in vehicle with seatbelt if no building nearby.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep radio on low for traffic updates.
When and how to get professional help.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Shelter indoors or stop vehicle until visibility returns.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112 after collision or breathing distress.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Report multi-car pileup location to highway authority.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Asthma attacks from dust need inhaler and possible emergency care.
Dangerous actions, when not to attempt rescue, and common myths.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT continue driving blind in dense dust.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT stand on highway shoulder in low visibility.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Keep driving slowly with hazard lights through a dust storm
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Pull off the road entirely and wait. Continuing causes deadly chain collisions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — High-speed rear-end crashes in near-zero visibility.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche danger is high on slopes where you are traveling or living.
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DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
Compound disaster
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Multiple disasters overlap — e.g. earthquake and tsunami, cyclone and flood.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Eye abrasions from sand require medical flushing.