Strong wind, sandstorms and concentrated dust are battering northern China - causing travel chaos and damaging property
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A 100-metre-high wall of sand rolled into Shandan County in Zhangye City at noon on Monday, engulfing the residential area and reducing visibility down to 10m.The country's top meteorological authority has issued a yellow weather warning in more than 10 provinces, cautioning this could be China's most severe sandstorm so far this year.
China has a four-tier, colour-coded weather warning system with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow, and blue.The local sanitation department responded by dispatching fog cannons and water sprinklers to reduce dust to minimise air pollution. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was also hit by strong winds and dust, reducing visibility down to less than 50m in some areas.
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