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Added on the 09/11/2017 15:06:19 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
Seasonal changes and an increase in the number of diesel vehicles are causing air pollution levels in New Delhi to soar. Diane Hodges reports.
A thick layer of smog covers Delhi following a frenzied night of fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. The air quality dipped to the “very poor” category early Monday, with authorities warning of further deterioration in the levels. IMAGES
People walk in front of the India Gate as New Delhi restricts the use of private vehicles for a week in a bid to offer residents some respite from the toxic smog choking the megacity. IMAGES
The Pakistani city of Lahore in Punjab province near the border with India is engulfed Friday in thick air pollution. Lahore is consistently ranked one of the world's worst cities for air pollution. IMAGES
Beijing, Mar 28 (EFE/EPA).- Beijing residents woke up on Sunday to brown skies again after a second sandstorm from the north hit the capital in less than two weeks.Just 13 days after the worst sandstorm in a decade in the Chinese capital, which left several dead and missing in Mongolia, the city's air quality index meters once again exceeded the maximum limits early Sunday. (Camera: ROMAN PILIPEY).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF BEIJING, CHINA, BLANKETED BY A SANDSTORM.