沙尘暴袭击中国北方 学校机场关闭

In parts of Northern China, places in Xinjiang, Gansu, Qinghai and Inner Mongolia have been hit by sandstorms like you've never seen at least not in the past decade.
中国北方部分地区，新疆，甘肃，青海和内蒙古地方已经遭遇沙尘暴，就像你从未见过至少在过去的十年。

The city of Dunhuang in Gansu province is among the worst hit areas.
敦煌是受灾最严重的地区之一。

The sandstorm first struck the city on Wednesday afternoon.
它是沙尘暴来袭的第一城在周三下午。

And in a matter of minutes, visibility was reduced to just meters.
在短短的几分钟内，能见度下降到仅有数米。

Schools were subsequently closed and pedestrians were forced to wear masks.
学校随后关闭，行人不得不戴上口罩。

And the weather in parts of southern Xinjiang is just as bad, if not worse.
而在新疆南部部分地区的天气一样糟糕，如果不是更坏。

On Thursday, 22 flights were either delayed or canceled in the region.
上周四，22航班被推迟或取消在该地区。

The sandstorm has also reduced temperatures to as low as zero degrees Celsius in the affected regions.
沙尘暴也降低温度，以低至摄氏受影响地区零度。

Local authorities are taking emergency response measures to deal with traffic safety and infrastructure repairs.
当地政府正采取紧急应变措施，以解决交通的安全和基础设施维修。