‘Holy crap, this is insane’: mineworkers describe being caught in huge outback dust storm

Massive cloud over Tanami desert in Northern Territory reminiscent of Uluru, onlookers say

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Lachlan Marchant and his colleagues were driving their golf buggies back to their shed when they saw the earth sweeping towards them.

It reminded us of Uluru, the sheer size and width of this thing," Marchant said. It was just rolling at us."