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BEIJING A severe sandstorm hit 12 provinces in northern China in March blanketing Beijing and creating health risks and other concerns for millions of Chinese residents.
The wind raged for two days and for many hours the sun was hidden by a gloomy, yellow-brown sky. As tall willow trees swayed in the strong wind, the pungent dust permeated the air inside and outside of homes in the Chinese capital. There was nowhere to hide for residents.
Locals were left sweeping sand from window sills with their hands.
The storm was the strongest and most widespread in a decade, according to the Chinese Central Meteorological Observatory.