23/06/2025
BREAKING NEWS
Colossal Sand Tsunami Devastates Chinese Metropolis
June 21, 2025 | Gansu Province, China
A catastrophic sand tsunami has struck a major urban area in western China, leaving authorities and residents in shock as towering walls of desert swept through city streets. The rare and extreme event occurred early this morning as a massive wall of sand, estimated at over 300 feet high, surged from the surrounding desert toward the densely populated outskirts of the city of Jinchang in Gansu Province.
Eyewitnesses described the moment as โapocalyptic,โ with dark, curling sand clouds rising like a tsunami over skyscrapers. The sand wave traveled at incredible speed, engulfing roads, buildings, and infrastructure, forcing mass evacuations. Vehicles along the main highway could be seen fleeing the oncoming wall of dust, while visibility across the region dropped to near zero.
Meteorological experts have cited a combination of extreme drought, windstorm activity, and shifting desert boundaries as potential causes of the phenomenon. This unprecedented event is now being classified as one of the most intense sandstorm disasters in recent Chinese history.
Rescue teams and emergency services are responding to affected areas, though operations are being hampered by ongoing low visibility and thick layers of sand burying roads and buildings. So far, no official casualty figures have been released, but damage to property and infrastructure is expected to be significant.
Authorities have issued a Level 1 sandstorm alert across the region and are urging all residents to remain indoors and wear protective gear if evacuation is required.
This event underscores growing concerns over desertification, climate anomalies, and urban vulnerability in arid zones of northern and western China.