ULAN BATOR, Apr 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Strong winds and yellow dust storms, are hitting large parts of Mongolia, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said, yesterday.
The storms swept through the southern provinces of Umnugovi and Dundgovi, the western provinces of Govi-Altai and Bayankhongor, and central areas, such as, the capital city, Ulan Bator and provinces of Uvurkhangai and Tuv, as well as, the eastern provinces of Khentii and Sukhbaatar, the agency said in a statement.
The volatile weather is expected to continue in large parts of the country in the coming days, with the wind speed expected to reach 18-24 metres per second, the agency said, warning citizens, especially nomadic herders, to take extra precautions against possible disasters.
Strong winds, yellow dust and snow storms are common weather events, during spring in Mongolia.
Ten people, as well as, hundreds of thousands of livestock died in Mongolia due to strong winds and heavy dust storms in March 2021.
