A sandstorm hits Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2018. Visibility was reduced as dust shrouded the city, where temperatures reached approximately 35 degrees centigrade. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xin)
A sandstorm hits Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2018. Visibility was reduced as dust shrouded the city, where temperatures reached approximately 35 degrees centigrade. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xin)
A sandstorm hits Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2018. Visibility was reduced as dust shrouded the city, where temperatures reached approximately 35 degrees centigrade. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xin)
A woman wears a mask to protect her from a sandstorm while walking on a street in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 2018. Visibility was reduced as dust shrouded the city, where temperatures reached approximately 35 degrees centigrade. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xin)
