Storm turns Beijing sky yellow
By Lan Tian | China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-17 07:46
A sandstorm, the first this year, turned the Beijing sky pale yellow on Sunday.
"The dust slightly polluted the air and reduced visibility on Sunday, but it did no harm to the crops," head of the Beijing meteorological bureau (BMB) Guo Hu told reporters yesterday.
The sandstorm was caused by a "sudden cold front, which blew in the dust from outside the capital," he said.
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