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| Photo Amateur Karim Bouchetata |
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| Photo Amateur Karim Bouchetata |
For only the second time in living memory, snow has fallen in the world larget hot desert. The small Saharan desert town of Ain Sefra, Algeria, known as " The Gateway to the Desert" sprinkled with snow as icy flakes fell on the golden sand for the first in almost 40 years.
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| Photo Amateur Karim Bouchetata |
Amateur photographer Karim Bouchetata captured this rare weather event on December, 19 sharing stunning pictures of snow covering the sand.
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| Photo Amateur Karim Bouchetata |
Mr Bouchetata said: "Everyone was stunned to see snow falling in the desert; it is such a rare occurrence, It looked amazing as snow settled on the and and made a great set of photos. The snow stayed for about a day and has now melted away."
The last time snow was reportedly seen in Ain Sefra was on February 18, 1979 when the snow storm lasted just half an hour.
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| Photo Amateur Karim Bouchetata |
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