The 10 Most Deadly Sandstorms in China:The entire northern region, including the capital Beijing, was covered with sand; 6 people dead, 81 missing

 On Monday, sand storms took over many cities of China. It is considered to be the most dangerous sandstorm of the last 10 years. It has had a major impact on the country's 12 provinces. China's National Metrological Center has said that the impact of the sandstorm has occurred in a large area of ​​the country. It has engulfed areas ranging from Xinjiang and Gansu in the northwest of China to Mongolia and Hebei in the north.

Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency said on Monday that 6 people had died due to the storm. While 81 people are missing. In view of the danger of the storm, a yellow alert has been issued. This weather is the last warning in the color code warning system. It explicitly instructs people to wear mask-scarves, close doors and windows well. It has also been said that its effect is expected to last till Monday.

According to the Xinhua News Agency, the impact of the storm has been highest in these areas in Xinjiang, Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Gansu Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Habe, Beijing and Tianjin. Dusty winds are blowing here at a very high speed.

Air quality has crossed the 500 level in Beijing. This has increased the risk of pollution. The risk of pollution i.e. PM2.5 reached 732 microgram cubic meter by 9 am. According to the WHO, PM2.5 should reach 25 microgram cubic meters in 24 hours.

At the same time, the level of PM10 has reached 9,350 microgram cubic meter in Beijing. This is 180 times the WHO standard. According to Beijing Meteorological Department, the visibility in the city has been reduced to 1 km. Experts forbid people to move out of the house.

Traffic police issued warning in
Beijing Beijing traffic police has also issued a warning. He has asked people to be safe at home. Also, standing around trees, hoardings and construction sites is forbidden. The Municipal Commission has issued instructions to all the schools. There is a ban on outdoor activities in the school. Instructions have also been given to adopt rescue methods as well. Apart from this, all the air flights arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport and Beijing Dexing International Airport have been barred. In the same way, there are many more.

The reason for the arrival of the sandstorm is by
National Biological Center official Zhang Bi has given the reason behind the sandstorm. He attributed the high temperature and rain in the north-west of Mongolia to the reason. It also said that the cyclone in Mongolia caused a strong wind from Xinjiang to northern China. Mongolia has the most impact of this storm. The storm in Beijing has also affected Mongolia.

Even before this, during the spring season, there are frequent sand storms in China, but in some years its speed has increased. This is due to the unnatural methods adopted to control the cutting of forests and sand. Zhang said that there is a possibility of such a sandstorm coming ahead. Apart from this, the environment ministry has expected the situation to be normal by Tuesday.