It snowed again in Ain Safra at the gateway to the Sahara

Karim Bouchetata - Visas & Voyages Algérie
Sott.net
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 20:43 UTC

It snowed again in the region of Ain Safra in the wilaya of Naâma, at the gateway to the Sahara, at 1500 m altitude. The photographer Karim Bouchetata immortalized this extremely rare phenomenon. He published the fascinating photos of the dunes covered in a white coat on his Facebook page.

Translation Sott.

https://www.facebook.com/kbouchetata/posts/1657159797704334

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