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Massive dust storm turned skies orange in Beijing. Photos:

, the Washington Post reported. Schools have been told to cancel outdoor events, while those with respiratory ailments have been advised to stay indoors.

According China’s state news agency Xinhua, heavy sandstorms have also hit neighboring Mongolia, where at least dozens of people are missing and six were left dead, according to the BBC. The environment ministry expects the sandstorms to clear by Wednesday or Thursday as winds shift south. Sandstorms are not unusual for Beijing in springtime, due to the proximity of the Gobi desert. Deforestation and soil erosion throughout northern China also contribute largely to the problem, Reuters reported. The country has set forth reforestation efforts as well as efforts to restore the region's ecology to try to address the problem.

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