Blizzardboy | A Kiwi in Japan

Xinhua.net are carrying a story about the sandstorm I mentioned yesterday. It really has been quite amazing here. Last night it was very very windy with some of the lean-to structures on the roof of our apartment building blown off, accompanied by the sound of breaking glass.

The heavy winds continued through the night and this morning when I woke up quite a bit of sand had come through the gap between the window frame and its housing. When I read Abe Kobo’s The Woman in the Dunes I was quite revolted by the life he described, and this morning really reminded me of that.

The sun was a pale white disc this afternoon when we went out to do some shopping. It is still cold for this time of year, but at least the wind has dropped down.

Sandstorm sweeps over Xinjiang
www.chinaview.cn 2006-03-12 21:24:25

URUMQI, March 12 (Xinhuanet) — A rust-colored sandstorm hit over the southwestern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, on Sunday, reducing visibility to less than 50 meters in affected areas.

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