Sandstorms hit Beijing, China

Category Featured, World | Saturday, March 20th, 2010

Sandstorms have hit much of northern China, leaving the capital Beijing in an orange haze and forcing workers in Tiananmen Square to cover their faces.

Tonnes of sand from deserts in China’s interior blew into Beijing in the biggest sandstorm this year, shrouding China’s capital in a yellow-orange haze that authorities warned made the air quality “hazardous”.

There were few people out on streets where pedestrians could taste the dust.

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