The Nigerian meteorological agency says flight operations may be disrupted due to raised dust.
In an advisory from the agency’s central forecast office, airline operators are advised to pick up their flight folders and adhere to regulations, especially at aerodromes in the Northern parts of the country.
According to the advisory, road users are also asked to exercise caution while driving along areas with poor visibility during this period and people with respiratory problems should take caution.
It further states the raised dust should advect into the country as from 0600LT of 23rd December and will re-enforce the already existing dust in the atmosphere. Cases of thick to moderate dust haze is expected over the extreme north and parts of the central states. Areas expected to be mostly affected include Yobe, Kano, Jigawa, Katsina, Kaduna, Bauchi, Gombe, Zamfara and parts of Borno where horizontal visibilities should be around 1000m and below.
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