Snow fell on parts of the Sahara Desert in southwestern Algeria after temperatures dropped below freezing, briefly covering the region’s orange sand dunes in white.
The snowfall was reported near the town of Aïn Séfra, surprising residents and tourists.
The town lies on the northern edge of the Sahara near the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, where cold air occasionally allows rare snowfall in the desert.
Reports say this is the seventh time in the past four decades that snow has fallen in the area. Before 2016, the last recorded snowfall in Aïn Séfra occurred in 1979.
The snow lasted briefly and melted shortly after falling. (NewsWire)
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