Strongest sandstorm in decade engulfs northern China chinadaily.com.cn - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chinadaily.com.cn Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
China s national observatory on Tuesday renewed a blue alert for sandstorms in the northern, central and eastern parts of the country.
The warning was downgraded from the yellow alert issued on Monday, when sandstorms blew across the northern parts of the country.
The sandstorm weather was the most intense in a decade, said Zhang Bihui, an official with the China Meteorological Administration.
The dust originated from Mongolia and traveled southward with a cyclone, hitting most parts of north China, Zhang noted.
A heavy dust storm was reported to have hit the southern Mongolian province of Dundgovi on Sunday, and at least 341 people, mostly nomadic herders, were reported missing, according to the Mongolian emergency management department.
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1of6A resident tries to cover his face as he rides through a sandstorm in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6Residents make their way through a sandstorm in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.Ng Han Guan/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of6A woman walks along a pedestrian bridge amid a sandstorm during the morning rush hour in the central business district in Beijing, Monday, March 15, 2021. The sandstorm brought a tinted haze to Beijing s skies and sent air quality indices soaring on Monday.Mark Schiefelbein/APShow MoreShow Less
Biggest sandstorm in decade sweeps northern China By Li Hongyang in Beijing and Yuan Hui in Hohhot | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-16 07:09 Share CLOSE Commuters brave a sandstorm in Beijing on Monday. The capital, together with many regions in northern China, experienced the strongest sandstorm in nearly a decade, according to the National Meteorological Center. FENG YONGBIN/CHINA DAILY
A sand and dust storm from Mongolia swept through northern areas of China on Monday and led to the suspension of classes at schools and flight cancellations.
The sandstorm was the strongest in nearly a decade and affected 12 provincial-level regions in northern China, according to the National Meteorological Center.