Watch: Beijing sees its worst sandstorm in 10 years, is covered in apocalyptic orange-brown haze
Beijing and parts of northwest China were buried in thick dust brought by heavy winds from the Gobi desert. In Mongolia, at least six were found dead.
Beijing and other parts of northern China hit by biggest sandstorm in 10 years; at least 6 dead, 81 missing in neighboring Mongolia pic.twitter.com/rlJa0stgRf
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 15, 2021
After a week of lung-choking industrial pollution in Beijing, China’s capital wakes up to a gritty, orange mess: a sandstorm blown in from the Mongolian desert that sends air pollution levels off the charts - well beyond the 999 maximum on scales. Not unheard of, but rare. pic.twitter.com/8tFF7pqO98
— Saša Petricic (@sasapetricic) March 15, 2021
Beijing was shrouded in thick brown dust due to strong winds blowing in from the Gobi desert and parts of northwestern China, in what the weather bureau has called the biggest sandstorm in a decade https://t.co/sFl1h6d8Lw pic.twitter.com/yNUD8Iwj9t
— Reuters (@Reuters) March 15, 2021
Beijing and parts of northern China hit by major sandstorm, leading to the cancelation of hundreds of flights. https://t.co/cQQlTOBz5y pic.twitter.com/yUiDrpeY88
— ABC News (@ABC) March 15, 2021
