India: the passage of Cyclone Arnab turns the sky blood red

Although it had originally formed in the Bay of Bengal, Cyclone Arnab finally hit the Indian coast on Tuesday, October 27. Since then, he has crossed the country until reaching the region of Chhattisgarh where the sky has taken on this red hue.

According to local media, this unusual color “appeared as warnings of thunderstorms, strong winds and heavy rain were announced for parts of central India.” For its part, The India Times indicates that gusts of “125 to 135 km/h” were measured while the strongest gusts “reached 150 km/h”.

Although no exact reason has been mentioned by Indian meteorologists, this phenomenon could be due to the large amount of iron-rich dust and sands kicked up by the cyclone. This event recalls the orange sky that the Cretans saw at the beginning of the year and whose explanation was hidden behind a dust storm coming from Africa.

Chhattisgarh region still on alert