China's national observatory on Thursday morning renewed a yellow alert for sandstorms in the northern parts of the country.
From 8 a.m. on March 28 to 8 a.m. on March 29, drifting sand and dust are expected to blow across parts of Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Beijing, Tianjin, Shandong, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, according to the National Meteorological Center.
Some areas in Inner Mongolia will even experience sandstorms, the center said.
Sandstorms hit Jilin City, northeast China's Jilin Province, March 28, 2024. /CFP
People have been advised to take precautions against wind and sandstorms, and drivers have been asked to prepare for poor visibility.
China has a three-tier, color-coded weather warning system for sandstorms, with orange representing the most severe warning, followed by yellow and blue.
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