The Tarim Reclamation area of Xinjiang corps was attacked by strong sandstorms. The day is as dark as night (Figure)

At 19:00 on the 10th, the Tarim Reclamation Area of the second division of Xinjiang corps was suddenly attacked by a strong sandstorm. Hu Junjian photo

Zhongxin.com, Urumqi, April 11 (Yang Houwei, Hu Junjian) at 19:00 pm on the 10th, the Tarim Reclamation Area, the second division of Xinjiang Corps, was suddenly attacked by strong sandstorms. The sky was instantly shrouded by gray sand dust, and the day was as dark as night.

According to reports, the strong dust weather wind reached about 8 levels, visibility is less than 30 meters. This is the first time that Tarim Reclamation area has been hit by a strong sandstorm since the beginning of the spring this year. Although the duration is not long, the wind gradually weakened after about 40 minutes, but it has brought some influence to local agricultural production.

Tarim Reclamation Area is located in the northeast edge of Taklamakan Desert, which belongs to the typical temperate desert climate, with frequent sandstorms in spring and early summer every year. In order to prevent disasters caused by strong dust weather, disaster prevention leading groups have been set up in various regiments of Tarim Reclamation area to prepare for disaster prevention and mitigation in a timely manner.

At 19:00 on the 10th, the Tarim Reclamation Area of the second division of Xinjiang corps was suddenly attacked by a strong sandstorm. Hu Junjian photo zhongxin.com Urumqi, April 11 (Yang Houwei, Hu Junjian) at 19:00 pm on the 10th, Tarim Reclamation Area, the second division of Xinjiang corps suddenly suffered