The Chinese capital Beijing was under the highest warning for a sandstorm Thursday, where buildings and traffic were shrouded with low visibility.
— Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust on Thursday, and a sandstorm was expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia.
The sandy, dusty weather and strong winds will last until Sunday, the National Meteorological Center said in a statement, adding the public should take precautionary measures to guard against poor air quality. It renewed a blue alert for sandstorms — the least severe warning in the country’s four-tier weather warning system — and forecast that more than a dozen regions, including major cities likeThe center’s chief forecaster, Gui Hailin, earlier said the sandy and dusty weather began Sunday in southern Mongolia. As cold air moved southward, the weather spread to various regions including northern and northeast China, he said., buildings and traffic were shrouded by low visibility.
Running enthusiast Tu Jiaxian said the sandstorm had a “huge impact” on her life because it interrupted her marathon training plans. “I want to run but I dare not run because of the weather. That is very painful,” Tu said, adding she had quit her daily 10-kilometer jogs for three days this week due to the weather., was surprised at first to see the hazy scenes and took photos of them. But the bad weather forced her to wear glasses as a protective measure and keep the windows in her room shut.Copyright © 2023 The Washington Times, LLC.
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