The windows swayed, trees crashed on the sidewalks and cars, shocked by gusts driven by cold vortexes in neighboring Mongolia, which caused the temperature to plummet.
The official Xinhua News Agency official news agency said that the winds that began on Friday will continue over the weekend, with gusts of up to 150 kph (90 mph). They brought late snowfall in Inner Mongolia and hail in southern China.
Beijing issued the second highest wind warning this weekend, the first in a decade, warning 22 million residents to avoid non-essential travel as the wind could violate the April record in 1951. After an earlier warning, some residents said they were very nervous but still managed to surround them.
“It’s not as serious as I thought it was – it’s not to the point where it’s impossible to get out – although it will have some impact on daily life,” said the 30-year-old local resident.
According to state media reports, by 0600 GMT, the wind cut 703 trees in Beijing, while two international airports in Beijing canceled 693 flights – the capital of Beijing and Beijing Dashin. Wind dominated social media chats, with many expressing concerns about the brave conditions of delivery workers. One Weibo user wrote: “In such weather, we can choose not to order delivery. It’s too difficult for them. Forced people to postpone the half marathon on Sunday, which includes human robots competing with humans to showcase China’s technological progress. From Mongolia to Mongolia, the tens of millions of Lemanchi’s powers are hyped. Broadcasting CCTV said.
It is expected that sandstorms will affect Shanghai from Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning.
