China's Worst Sandstorm in TEN YEARS Sends Pollution Levels Soaring.mp4

Published on 15-Mar-2021
'China's Worst Sandstorm in TEN YEARS Sends Pollution Levels Soaring'

Heavy winds from inner Mongolia have swept sand from the Gobi Desert across western China, coating Beijing in a think layer of dust and sending pollution levels rocketing.

China's Meteorological Administration announced a yellow alert on Monday morning and those with respiratory diseases were advised to stay inside as Beijing's official air quality index reached a maximum level of 500.

Beijing faces regular sandstorms in March and April as a result of its proximity to the enormous Gobi desert as well as deforestation throughout northern China.