March 18, 2021 - Epoch Times
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| Beijing was choked by thick dust on March 15, as a massive sandstorm hit the city in the morning. | |
| Drivers struggled amidst high winds and low visibility. | |
| According to China's National Meteorological Center, twelve provinces in northern China were affected. | |
| This is the worst sandstorm our country has experienced in ten years, as well as covering the largest area, it said. | |
| Hundreds of outbound flights at Beijing's airports were cancelled. | |
| The entire city, cloaked in orange haze, looked unreal. | |
| In fact, Beijing's residents were already complaining about air pollution before the arrival of the record-breaking sandstorm. | |
| The city's atmospheric particulate matter rating reached 2.5, its most hazardous level since early March. | |
| During China's two sessions annual political meetings on March 4th and 5th, Beijing issued a severe air pollution warning for heavy smog. | |
| The smothering smog lasted more than 10 days until it was replaced by the sandy dust on March 15th. | |
| Last year, the two sessions began on May 21st. | |
| Shortly after the meeting started at 3pm, Beijing's sky suddenly turned black, along with lightning bolts and heavy hail. |
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