Scenes reminiscent of Hollywood movies were filmed in Egypt on Thursday as a sandstorm swept across much of the country, killing one and injuring five.

Videos from both Cairo and the Suez Canal capture the intensity of the phenomenon that created otherworldly images.

There was a massive sandstorm in Egypt earlier today, this is what it looked like in Suez https://t.co/IywnzZeibn

— Ahmed Shawkat | Ahmed Shawkat (@AhmedShawkatCBS) June 1, 2023

In Cairo, the sandstorm caused the collapse of a billboard that fell on four cars in the city center.

Watch: A huge sandstorm engulfs Egypt's #SuezCanal. #Egypt https://t.co/EKq7rWbtOU pic.twitter.com/d3hjTbYZVI

- Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) June 2, 2023

In the Suez Canal, two ports were closed "due to bad weather conditions as the sandstorm was accompanied by strong winds and large waves".

🔴Sand Storm in Cairo Egypt. Looks like a scene from 'The Mummy'.#Cairo #Egypt #climate pic.twitter.com/Oc3S52rfYk

— Graduate Talks (@graduatetalkspk) June 2, 2023

As reported by local media, sandstorms are common in Egypt in the spring, causing respiratory problems among citizens.

One person was killed and five others were wounded in the Egyptian capital Cairo as a massive sandstorm hit several parts of Egypt on Thursday https://t.co/6vmhfmT4il pic.twitter.com/19jMdfdGXJ

- China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 1, 2023

The last such major sandstorm in 2021 caused the freighter Ever Given to anchor in a diagonal position, causing traffic problems through the channel for about a week.

Our Lord conceal#قناة_السويس pic.twitter.com/jYjYmLYtFQ

— Mhmdzaki (@mhmdzaki69) June 1, 2023