A huge sandstorm hit Jordan over the weekend, bringing harsh conditions to the largest camp for Syrian refugees in the Middle East.
Za'atari refugee camp, located in a stretch of desert in northern Jordan near the city of Mafraq, is struggling with a heatwave that has pushed temperatures upwards of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
The storm coated the caravans, tents and temporary shelters that make up the camp with a thick layer of sand.
Nearly 83,000 people call the camp home. It has been open for three years to shelter Syrians fleeing conflict in their home country. More than 4 million have fled Syria due its civil war.
The camp is more like a makeshift city, sprawling out across an area of nearly two square miles in the Jordanian desert. It is jointly operated by the Jordanian Government and UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency.
Sandstorm and 40deg+ heatwave are making life in #Zaatari even harder than it already is. Photos shared by @Refugees pic.twitter.com/qKT1c04Z5n— Za'atari Camp (@ZaatariCamp) August 3, 2015
The Jordanian government issued warnings to residents and a heat advisory for the country. Sunday's sandstorm also affected travel in and out of Amman International Airport, where flights had to be cancelled or diverted.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, the temperatures have soared. In Iraq, temperatures soared above 123 degrees Fahrenheit last week, and the Iraqi government declared a four-day holiday.