Sandstorm hits China again

Beijing witnessed its second sandstorm on March 22, 2010, two days after the first one over the weekend affected some 270 million people in 16 provinces, covering 2 million sq km across the country. At the same time, the dust storms originated from the deserts of Mongolia were carried east by prevailing winds and arrived in China Taiwan, China Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea.

 

Another eight to 10 sandstorms are expected to hit North China in April and May as a result of the frequent cold spells, meteorologists predicted.

 

The areas affected by the sandstorms in March 2010:

China	Chinese Taiwan	The South Korea	Japan

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