Yellow sand falls in Hokkaido, northern Japan

Yellow sand falls in Hokkaido, northern Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - A man in Sapporo, Hokkaido, wipes yellow sand off his car on March 22. Clouds of yellow sand carried by strong winds from China were observed in Hokkaido and northeastern Japan from March 21 midnight.

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