Dark clouds start forming over the city of Soligorsk, Belarus, as a sandstorm sweeps over the city
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Within a matter of minutes, the storm had blocked out the sun, creating chaos on the city streets
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A raging sand storm sweeps in on the city of Golmud in north west China, where 200,000 people live
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The sandstorm was the fourth to hit the area this year as authorities struggle to deal with the natural hazards
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China’s Meteorlogical Centre issued a blue alert as the sandstorms swept across the north of the country
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Golmud was left covered in a remarkable red haze when the sand cloud blew across the city
Epic sandstorm turns day into night in Belarus and causes chaos
The footage of the dust storm in Belarus, filmed from a high rise apartment, shows traffic moving along a busy street in the province of Salihorsk, south of the capital of Minsk on Monday afternoon.
As dark clouds move over the city, the entire area is plunged into darkness – forcing motorists to turn on their lights as they navigate the darkened roads.
The storm was caused by a cold front moving in from the Ukrainian-Belorusian border, reported RT.
Earlier this month Britain was shrouded in a cloud of Saharan dust, known as ‘blood rain,’ as the temperatures soared.
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Blurred: The Shard, one of London’s most iconic buildings, is pictured shrouded in ‘blood rain’ earlier this month
