Beijing is covered in sand in what the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau says is the worst sandstorm this year. Cars are yellow and brown, people are wearing masks, and shopkeepers have to clear pavements with brooms. China has 2.6 million sq km of desert.
Beijing coated in sandstorm
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