Sandstorm in Xinjiang
(newsphoto)
Updated: 2005-06-21 09:09

A Uygur woman, covering her mouth with a hand, rides a motorbike in a strong sandstorm in Ruoqiang county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region June 20, 2005. It was one of the worst sandstorms the area ever witnessed. [newsphoto]

A mother carries her son on a bike, managing to move forward, in a strong sandstorm in Ruoqiang county, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region June 20, 2005. [newsphoto]

Bicycle riders manage to move forward in the strong sandstorm in Ruoqiang county, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region June 20, 2005. [newsphoto]