A woman wearing a mask cycles forward amid floating dust in Korla, west China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region August 7, 2006. Sand storm will hit the area in a few days, according to local meteorological observatory.

Vehicles move farward amid floating dust in Korla, west China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region August 7, 2006. Sand storm will hit the area in a few days, according to local meteorological observatory.

(Xinhua News Agency August 9, 2006)