Sandstorm threatens Chinese people

China has a quarter of the desert area and currently, the rapid desertification process has threatened the existence of some areas of China. Many villages near the desert are likely to disappear in the sandy sea.

In the hills of Hebei province, just a few hours away from Beijing, people are witnessing tremendous changes in the land that used to be fertile and green. Ms. Li lived in Lang Tou village, a village of 230 people who were frequently subjected to sand storms from Inner Mongolia. A few times a few times Ms. Li had to scoop sand from her house, the work was not gentle at all, but Ms. Li could not help but do."Just a few days, the sand has (Photo: NaSa) so much. I did not contact him, but the whole house was buried in the sand, " she lamented.

Sandstorms have appeared 15 years ago, the degree of hot dryness is increasing, the sand becomes more and more. In a year, up to 9 months this village suffered sand storms. Not only affecting the place, sand storms also threaten to rob every resident of their lives. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmland have been deserted. According to Ms. Truong Quy, Lang Tou villager: "Now sand is everywhere, rivers are filled, grasslands are also submerged in sand. Now we can no longer raise cattle, because they will not What to eat ".

To get clean water, people have to dig deeper and deeper wells. The Beijing government is encouraging people to plant sandstorm trees, but this may not be easy, because even in the capital, Beijing, farther away from the desert, every year people suffer from sandstorms. Last month, in one night, 300,000 tons of sand was blown into Beijing City.

Thu Thuy