'We thought it would form a tornado': Brazilian city's fear of menacing dust cloud hanging over residents' homes
- João Paulo Magalhães shared clip of apocalyptic sight in Teixeira de Freitas
- He said eerie formation looked like a meteorite but dissipated in five minutes
- Sunset cast dazzling colours over spectacle, which experts said was a dust cloud
Residents of a Brazilian city were puzzled by a menacing yet eerily beautifully dust cloud hanging over their homes.
João Paulo Magalhães shared a video of the apocalyptic sight from a petrol station in Teixeira de Freitas, in the south east of the country, on Thursday evening.
As the sunset cast dazzling colours across the spectacle, many others took to social media to document the phenomenon, which looked like a meteorite that had stopped in its tracks.
João Paulo Magalhães shared this video of the apocalyptic sight from a petrol station. As the sunset cast dazzling colours across the spectacle, many others took to social media to document the phenomenon, which looked like a meteorite that had stopped in its tracks
Breathtaking: Many social media users posted photos on Instagram of the eerie yet beautiful sight in Teixeira de Freitas, in the south east of the country, on Thursday evening
But the residents' fears were soon assuaged as the cloud broke apart within five minutes, according to Mr Magalhães.
He said: 'It really looked like the entrance to a meteorite or something. I was scared too, we thought it would form a tornado.'
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Instagram user irenny_ynneri added: 'The work of God is perfect.'
irlaneribeirolane, who also shared a photo of the befuddling sight, wrote a long caption about the religious significance of the cloud column.
Instagram user irenny_ynneri said: 'The work of God is perfect', while irlaneribeirolane, who also shared a photo of the sight, wrote about the religious significance of the cloud column
Burning bright: Residents' fears were assuaged as the cloud broke apart within five minutes
Local meteorologists were reported as saying the oddity was a dust cloud.
Earlier this month, residents of a town in northern China panicked as an enormous sandstorm engulfed their homes.
Footage taken in Ejina, Inner Mongolia, on August 2 shows the terrifying moment the small town was swallowed by the storm.
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