Strong winds, which were compared to tufts by residents of Beijing, China, forced the closure of historical places and interrupted several trips.
Windows trembled and trees fell on sidewalks and cars, shaken by gusts with a cold vortex from neighboring Mongolia, which made temperatures fall.
The winds, which began on Friday (11), should continue throughout the weekend, with gusts of up to 150 km/h, the official news agency Xinhua said. They brought late snowfalls in the inner Mongolia and hail in southern China.
Beijing issued his second maximum gale alert this weekend (for the first time in a decade), alerting 22 million civilians to avoid non -essential displacements, as winds can break records of 1951.
After previous warnings, some residents said they were very nervous, but still managed to get around.
Local media reported that, during the afternoon of Saturday (12), the winds overthrew 703 trees, while 693 flights were canceled at two international beer airports (Beijing Capital and Beijing Daxing). In addition, a marathon with humanoid robots competing with humans in an attempt to show China’s technological advances had to be rescheduled for Sunday (13).
Several cars and sidewalks were destroyed by trees, which were shaken by gusts driven by a vortex that moves from Mongolia, and that caused temperatures to fall dramatically in the Asian center.
The winds dominated the chats on social networks, with many people expressing concern for food delivery faces the conditions.
“In such a climate, we can choose not to ask for delivery – it’s very difficult for them,” wrote a Weibo user.
Sand storms that spread through an area of the inner Mongolia to the Yangtze River region have impaired road traffic in eight provinces, the Xinhua news agency and state broadcaster CCTV said.
Sand storms are expected to reach Shanghai from Saturday afternoon until Sunday morning.
Strong winds bringing Mongolia sand and dust are common in spring, but climate change has made climate events more extreme.
This content was originally published in strong winds interrupt trips and close historical places in China on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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