450 BMWs to be scrapped after being covered in sand

Another 3,500 cars need to be cleaned and thoroughly checked.

Four hundred and fifty BMWs worth £11million (approximately Dh53 million) are going to be scrapped after they were covered in sand.
While being shipped to Britain, sand blew over the cars at the German port of Cuxhaven, according to Daily Mail.
The 450 vehicles have to be written off while another 3,500 cars need to be cleaned and thoroughly checked before being sent to British BMW dealerships.
Among the vehicles affected include the £120,000 i8 hybrid sports car.
"Around 4,000 cars were covered by big mountains of sand - many were scrapped costing BMW a small fortune," an insider told the Daily Mail.
"A number of BMW vehicle orders were affected due to a major storm in Cuxhaven, one of the key ports through which many UK-bound vehicles travel," a BMW spokesperson said.
"The severe weather resulted in construction materials located at the Port contaminating a number of vehicles while in transit."