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A massive dust cloud wreaks havoc on Xinjiang 12 missing after dust storm hits northwest China
April 21, 1998
Web posted at: 1:41 p.m. EDT (1741 GMT)XINJIANG, China (CNN) -- At least 12 people were reported missing after a dust storm with gale-force winds hit the Xinjiang region of northwest China last weekend.
The storm swept across 10 cities and districts, cutting power and water supplies and leaving a trace of yellow dust carried by the winds from nearby deserts.
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