This is a sandstorm that created a “wall of sand” that is almost one hundred meters (328 feet) tall.
While the air quality in Beijing reaches its worst in 18 months on Monday, Nov. 26, Zhangye, a city in Gansu Province, China, was hit by a terrifying sandstorm that engulfed the city on Nov. 25.
It doesn’t just look scary; the sandstorm is dangerous. The low visibility created chaos on the roads, and the strong winds sparked haystacks to catch fire. Authorities put out an advisory warning asking local residents to take precautions reported AFP.
In April this year, Taiwan was affected by sandstorm that came from Gansu, China.
In Inner Mongolia, a sandstorm colored a city orange on April 5, which some people described as if they had been transported to Mars.
Some northern parts of China have been regularly hit by sandstorms in the recent years. Notably, similar severe sandstorms that created the “wall of sand” occurred in Xinjiang on May 1 and May 30, 2017, and then about two months later in Inner Mongolia on Aug. 2, 2017.
