Giant Sandstorm Sweeps Across Northwestern China

Hundreds of people in northwestern China were trapped when an enormous sandstorm swept across the region.
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#sandstorm #China #caughtoncamera

[@rezadaneshi]

Science giving science fiction a run in being weird.

[@xevious2501]

wow. dangerous storm. doesnt seem like much, but such particulates getting into your lungs is very bad. even bad for your vehicle. let alone you would be shrouded in blinding darkness, or extreme poor visibility at best. the people that were did not make it to their white SUV may find themselves lost for hours. such things have been occurring here in the states. and getting worse. Its feared with the drying of lake Mead the dangers of what harmful sediments will become airborne in such storms. Arsenic for one.

[@Wildboy789789]

people in arabia put a peice of cloth over their mouths, then you can breath just fine... the scary part is not being able to see, and sometimes these storms can hang around for days, so u need to keep moving, in a car i think your 100% safe

[@chapelperilous9966]

Same thing with the Great Salt Lake drying up in Utah. There is said to be arsenic and other harmful sediments that could become airborne if everything dries up.

[@angelinimartini]

@@Wildboy789789 yeah I always figure that women that wear the Niqab kind of had their own personal protective mask. But judging from some fabrics, it can still let too many particulates in depending on what’s in the air. Definitely not good for anyone’s lungs.

[@ycl4178]

That's Tuesday morning in China's western desert. Not for wimps, definitely.

[@terrorsnom_5614]

I would be horrified if I were in one of those cars, especially if there was traffic

[@user-ye2ei6xq2v]

A big sandworm is coming. There must be tons of Spice around there!!

[@coldsoul333]

Lol worms are what behind the storm.

[@franka4585]

Wormwood

[@LovesAlchemist]

That's happening now in Puerto Rico

[@A.I-GAMING]

uh oh, you know what that means - giant sand worms are next.

[@InspectorCallahan.44]

"What's the big deal?" - Arizona

[@ingwentsai3929]

Arizona? Does america even have desert?

[@oltedders]

@@ingwentsai3929 America has a big desert. Many species of plants grow there. Animals live there also.

[@danielavila5081]

Happens in Phoenix Arizona..... Nasty dirt

[@CarlosYT655]

Gas is closing in heading to the safe zone

[@Grimdock]

Okay, that's new. Not really a fan of stuff but a sandstorm like that looks like its off a movie.

[@MRMAN-wb1tv]

*Looks like a scene from "The Mummy"*

[@tevinwhite7695]

Wow is this the final Moments of things going wrong,

[@carolalexander1429]

My Daddy was a meteorologist and up until recently, this was called a chinook in the Texas area of the USA. Now it is called an Arabic word. I couldn’t bring to my memory the word ‘chinook’ and when I tried searching for it on google, it would only give me descriptive words, not traditional ones. I had to ask God. I went to sleep and woke up with the word ‘chinook,’ so there you go! Yep, that’s the word and I remember it now. On tv I can remember the meteorologist talking about the chinook coming down from the mountains, so this new word might mean something different, idk. I’m not a meteorologist. I’ve read about forgotten words, though.

[@upulaherath7204]

Very important event, helps to form rain clouds

[@al-bot1094]

Must be all of that "good air" Herschel Walker was talking about. "Herschel's Revenge" they call it.

[@al-bot1094]

@Jason Brown nice four-week-old troll account. Your comment shows your lack of critical thinking, and ignorance of both geography and sandstorms. That's not surprising though, as you seem to be in agreement with people who think Herschel Walker should be a Senator.

[@al-bot1094]

@Jason Brown good argument. Way to show off that big brain, while simultaneously proving that ignorance and hate go hand-in-hand.

[@al-bot1094]

@Jason Brown to each their own, but wash your hands when you're done or you might end up with pinkeye.

[@al-bot1094]

@Jason Brown have fun with yourself. Remember to wash.

[@al-bot1094]

@Jason Brown took you a while to come up with that.

[@grandaabanag2751]

Wow😮

[@Hunt-ug7vk]

That's what actually happens if a mother space ship lands on earth.

[@kcwatkins4377]

I'll stick out my thumb 😂

[@Hunt-ug7vk]

@@kcwatkins4377 😂

[@thumbwiz]

Excellent.

[@jamesthornton3225]

Wow what's next

[@Metkafu888]

Now that's a lot of dirt 😅

[@datianlongan5567]

Driving in a dust storm is dangerous. They should pull off the road instead of trying to outrun it. We have dust storm like this around this time in AZ every year.

[@aprilecotton2060]

Bro you have nothing like this in Arizona lmaoo. That storm was as wide as all of USA combined. Your messily 100 mile 2 minute sandstorm is nothing like that

[@acp865]

@Aprile Cotton You win the Clueless Award, you totally missed the point.

[@user-cx8lg9dv8p]

Saw the weekend or something else Big enough for the delay

[@i.l6916]

People flying past them honking are just ignorant 😂

[@Dannny-Lee]

I believe the honking motorist were just merely trying to safely bypass the slow moving vehicle that this video was being recorded from. It’s not entirely perceivable from the recording’s point of view, but it did seem like this driver was not driving in between the designated lanes. So I would have to say that this driver was inconsiderate towards other motorists on the road. 😐

[@andreahawkins5890]

Omg

[@iwouldliketoorderanumber1b79]

Thanos is coming.

[@nicklv7554]

Great video

[@janewu3178]

Vow, what an experience!

[@luciamixon8119]

Too late.. 😬

[@shivambandekar5329]

We going to space with this one 🔥🗣️

[@badclips_fr]

1:03 what's bro doing up there???

[@djmfilms1999]

Dust bowl? History repeats itself

[@i537]

These videos will be in a movie soon.

[@InHouseStudios]

Mother Nature not playing with us.

[@merovingian688]

They’re just making the movie The Mummy again. Special effects

[@williamroyer4669]

YAWN 🥱.

[@carolynhughes9205]

-NOPE-

!00 men with shovels and red banners will dedfend against this sand. two people were slightly wounded

[@madelynmeza2075]

That’s your consequence

[@EternalLife3811]

DUH GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BE SAFE,...DUH DRIVERS...

[@merovingian688]

Reminds me of Saudi Arabia

[@landnoman824]

horizon 5 Mexico in reality be like

[@suzettebailey5751]

Looks like a scene from the mummy😳

[@tykyfoster7028]

Reminds me off the mummy

[@angelsdevils2956]

Gotta find a dead Camel cut it down the center pull out all the guts climb inside the carcass take shelter as the sand storm passes you should be fine 😀👍

[@toniterrell8029]

Wow.. It looks like the sandstorm from the movie " The Mummy "

[@muckfoot-4093]

get a dune buggy

[@MRFUTURETECHNOLOGYGAMING]

China better be ok

[@lesreed2442]

Haboo 🙈

[@teresasmith4145]

If you go to a carwash will it turn into mud🤠🗽🤺💨

[@robinlee6623]

madmax

[@k.k.marriott5901]

Don't care

[@gw6496]

Good!!!

[@ajax8079]

I'm praying for you GW

[@gw6496]

@@ajax8079 don't worry about me pray for those stupid people .

[@rezadaneshi]

There is no hate like your religion’s love for humanity

[@ajax8079]

@@rezadaneshi I'm voodooing for you CD

[@rezadaneshi]

@@ajax8079 you do voodoo! No wonder you’re going extinct. You’re the persons most exposed to your own poisons.

[@samgargom6704]

This is anger from Allah because of the torture the Muslims in Uyghur city

[@ajax8079]

I bet they laced that storm with a little bit of monkey pox.

[@KitaBooBear]

Bone fracture Hot Hot

[@truckgirl9649]

China is suffering many plagues I see 👀

[@thomaslam5565]

Impossible, the party do not allow sand strom, typhoon and earthquake, this must be fake video from taiwan 🤣

[@KimberlyLBrown]

The Lord is glorifying His name.

[@lifesabowlofcherries]

😆

[@Wildboy789789]

what lord? the chinese lord of atheism?

[@r.casagrande8689]

@@Wildboy789789 lmao. No, the chinese dictator

[@kcwatkins4377]

The "Lord" is the iron-age God of slavery

[@StoicParadigm]

Hail Odin

[@raheemallen2003]

All these calamity's that is going on will lead to a Sunday law which will be the Mark of The Beast, Those that keep Gods seventh day will be persecuted and be prohibited from buying and selling. Repent Jesus is comin soon.

[@germanshepherd6638]

This happened back in the 1930s, remember the dust bowl?

[@colonistsfirst204]

KING POCIA SANDPIT EGYPT SAMERIAN GOD PHARAOH DRIVING SANDPIT EGYPT

[@colonistsfirst204]

Let go of MY SERPENT SYEEYE SAMERIAN SERPAINION FOOD

[@sujrana2241]

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[@colonistsfirst204]

MADUSA OL.EDIT HECATE DRIVING SANDPIT EGYPT