Beijing is shrouded in a sandstorm, in addition to pollution

In addition to pollution, Beijing the Chinese capital is currently being hit hard by a violent sandstorm. The combination of the two phenomena produces a cocktail that is dangerous for health and reduces visibility to a few hundred meters.

The whole capital is enveloped in a yellowish cloud.

Sandstorms from the nearby Gobi Desert are common in the spring in northern China, but Beijingers have not seen such heavy skies in years.

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The Beijing municipality, which has a population of more than 20 million, has suspended all outdoor sports activities in schools and advised people with respiratory problems not to leave their homes.