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2019-01-17 13:11:45 Ecns.cn Editor :Li Yan

$A couple covers their faces with masks during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt\'s capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)$

A couple covers their faces with masks during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt's capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)

$A man covers his face during a sandstorm near the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt\'s capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)$

A man covers his face during a sandstorm near the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt's capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)

$General view of the City of the Dead, known as al-Arafa, during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt\'s capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)$

General view of the City of the Dead, known as al-Arafa, during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt's capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)

$Women cover their faces near the River Nile during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt\'s capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)$

Women cover their faces near the River Nile during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt's capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)

$A woman covers her face during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt\'s capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)$

A woman covers her face during a sandstorm in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt's capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)

$A man covers his face during a sandstorm near the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt\'s capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)$

A man covers his face during a sandstorm near the River Nile in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 16, 2019. Egypt's capital Cairo and some of its port cities were hit by a severe sandstorm, with strong winds and heavy dust forcing the closure of several ports. (Photo/Agencies)