Chinese city vanishes as it is swallowed by gigantic wall of sand hundreds of feet high The ancient city of Dunhuang was engulfed by an enormous wall of sand Sunday Footage shows high rise buildings disappearing beneath the cloud of dust Police were forced to shut down major roads and ask motorists to wait out the storm in service areas as visibility plummeted to less than 20 feet The Silk Road city is home to the Mogao Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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A Chinese city is engulfed by a gigantic wall of sand hundreds of feet high in footage straight out of a disaster movie.
A video shows the city of Dunhuang vanishing between the more than 300 feet wall of sand that blew in from the Gobi Desert on Sunday.
The apocalyptic scene was filmed by a resident who shared the scary clip on Twitter.
In it, high rise buildings disappear from view as the enormous cloud of dust slowly moves into the city.
Police were forced to shut down major roads and ask motorists to wait out the storm in service areas as visibility plummeted to less than 20