A somewhat biased view on China…
This morning, Beijing was all yellow/brown under a nice layer of sand and dust. I’m glad my scooter was parked inside the building…
I suppose we were hit by the rest of the deadly sandstorm which started in Xinjiang Province (新疆, Xīnjiāng) with powerful winds reaching 183 km/h. The storm was so strong overthere that it smashed cars’ windscreen and killed at least one person. Trains and busses were cancelled in the touristic cities of Turfan (吐魯番, Tǔlǔfán) and Hami (哈密, Hāmì).
And then, I arrived in my office this morning to notice that the windows ARE OPEN!!!! grrrr!!!
Source
Shanghai Daily - 2006 04 12
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April 17th, 2006 at 11:20 am
[…] Rained “Yellow Dirt” All Night Last Night By THE DOG aka Nicky To read more on where all the dirt came from, go to Thierry’s “Beijing Beach” page today. Unlike Thierry, Human decided to work from home instead. It is simply not nice to be outside today. :( The hotest topic on Taxi Radio is how to get rid of all the sand without damaging the paint - professional blower required and NO WIPING OFF. […]