The Chinese city was 100m high in the sand wall

The huge sand wall made people panicked and fled for shelter and chaos on the road.

According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the central and western regions of Gansu province, stretching over a range of 1000km, were struck by a sandstorm on November 26.

All agricultural, transport and outdoor activities must be postponed. ' It's still sunny in the morning. In the afternoon, a 100 meter high sand wall was blown to the city by the wind. The sandstorm has swallowed the city immediately , 'said Zhangye resident.

The sudden sandstorm frightened many people, fleeing for shelter. At 7 pm, the atmosphere in cities like Jiayuguan, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Jinchang and Wuwei were 'contaminated'. The state of the air exceeds the danger threshold, ie above the highest level.

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The 100-meter-high sand wall swallowed the Chinese city.

Zhangye City is one of the most heavily affected places. The video was returned by firefighters, showing the sandstorm spilling into the residential area for 5 minutes, causing the view to drop to 10 meters.

Police said the view on the road in Zhangye was less than 100 meters. Police officers must be very hard to guide the trucks to the shelter. In a remote area, firefighters were mobilized to extinguish fires caused by sandstorms.