Gaza residents were urged to evacuate after a sandstorm turned the sky orange.

Gaza residents were urged to evacuate as a sandstorm swept through the region on Saturday.

Most of the more than 2 million Palestinians living in the enclave are living as refugees in tents and buildings badly damaged by the war with Israel.

Emergency workers from the Hamas-run Ministry of Interior warned people to secure their tents to prevent them from blowing away.

Sandstorms also pose special health risks to people with respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.