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The 1939 Esk Valley dust storm: When gales blew 1.5m of silt away, darkening the sky

Farmers fled indoors, sealing their house crevices with sacks as the silt caused chaos. ....

New-zealand , Northland , New-zealand-general , Hawke-bay , Maungaharuru , United-states , American , Michael-joseph-savage , Automobile-association , Department-of-agriculture , Esk-river , Esk-valley

The 1939 Esk Valley dust storm: When gales blew 1.5m of silt away, darkening the sky

Farmers fled indoors, sealing their house crevices with sacks as the silt caused chaos. ....

New-zealand , United-states , Maungaharuru , New-zealand-general , Hawke-bay , Northland , American , Michael-joseph-savage , Department-of-agriculture , Automobile-association , Esk-river , Esk-valley