'Godzilla dust cloud' from Sahara covers Caribbean in once-in-50-year weather event – video

A large dust cloud has travelled from the Sahara and blanketed parts of the Caribbean in a weather event not seen for 50 years. Dubbed the 'Godzilla dust cloud', it has limited visibility and lowered air quality throughout the region. The mass of dusty air is known as the Saharan Air Layer and forms over the Sahara desert before typically moving across the North Atlantic in the northern hemisphere's late spring to early autumn

• 'Godzilla dust cloud' from Sahara blankets Caribbean on its way to US