Dust storm shrouds Tokyo in haze

[AsahinaKimi]

TOKYO —

A huge dust storm hit Tokyo Sunday, blanketing the city with dust that darkened the skies and rapidly transformed what had been a clear and sunny day.

Visibility in the capital deteriorated quickly as dry dust particles whirled through the air.

Meteorologists said the phenomenon was caused by a sudden cold front, and was not linked with the suffocating pollution that hung over the Chinese capital Beijing last winter.

“A rapidly developing low pressure system in the north was moving down south. It was bringing a snow storm in the north, and strong winds in Tokyo and surrounding areas,” said a meteorologist at the Japan Meteorological Agency.

“In the Kanto region (Tokyo and surrounding areas), the strong winds picked up dry dust particles from the ground, which lowered visibility,” he said.

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[Bonobo]

1. You're doing a heckuva job, China!

Thanks for nothing!