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A woman walks past Drum Tower during morning rush hour as Beijing is hit by a sandstorm on March 15.  © Reuters

LU CHEN and MATTHEW WALSH, Caixin

People across northern China battled dust-laden winds and orange-tinted skies earlier this month as the biggest sandstorm in nearly a decade engulfed a huge swath of the region.

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