A number of provinces in northern China were hit Monday with a record-setting sandstorm, with photos showing yellow skies and low visibility as sand and dust ripped through areas including Beijing.
In a Monday statement, the National Meteorological Center issued a yellow warning for the storm. Because of cold air and gales, "there will be blowing sand or floating dust in South Xinjiang Basin and eastern Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, southwestern Heilongjiang, western Jilin, western Liaoning, Gansu, Ningxia, northern Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing and Tianjin," the center said.
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Photos Show Yellow Sky, Low Visibility, From Record-Setting China Sandstorm
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