Wednesday 17^th March, 2021 1730

Lanzhou and the sandstorm made it into China Daily today, which is rather fortuitous because when I got back home last night I took my camera intending to take some shots for you. In the end I never bothered as it appeared as though whatever I took would produce an image of complete normality even though it is anything but. China Daily have a great drone shot over one of our bridges that encapsulates the reality. Courtesy of someone else who was downtown, there are a couple of photos that are good too.

http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202103/16/WS605068d5a31024ad0baaf878.html

Annoyingly, I forgot to take my camera this morning to take a photo of the precariously-hanging power lines. Jody though did the business. It just means I need to either wait for her to email it to me or remind her when she comes home, and that may well be when I really want to be in bed, thus delaying this entry. I am happy to report that since the photo was taken the cables have been restored to where they should be – the height of the school entrance arch.

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And here is the snap of the stricken cables