KUWAIT CITY, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kuwait Football Association announced on Monday the postponement of the final match of the Amir Cup due to bad weather.
The match, which is scheduled to bring together the Kazma and Salmiya clubs Monday evening, is put off after the Kuwait Meteorological Department forecasted a heavy sandstorm.
Yasser Al-Balushi, head of the marine forecasting department of the Kuwait Meteorological Department, said in a statement that Kuwait will be hit by a strong dust storm northwesterly, the speed of which could exceed 60 kilometers per hour in the coming hours.
The dust storm is expected to reduce horizontal visibility to less than 500 meters, and it will continue until midnight with a rise in sea waves of more than 7 feet(2.13 meters), he said.
On May 16, a sandstorm hit Kuwait, leading to disruption of the air traffic, closure of three sea ports and suspension of school studies. ■
