Sandstorms sweep northern part of China

BEIJING - China's national observatory on Saturday issued a yellow alert for sandstorms in the northern part of the country.

From Saturday to 8 am Sunday, floating sand and dust are expected to sweep parts of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shandong, Liaoning and Jilin, the National Meteorological Center forecast.