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Steam rises behind a wall of the Forbidden City, once the home of Chinas emperors, on a polluted day in Beijing on 19 December 2015. The Chinese capital issued its second-ever red alert for pollution and put its emergency response plan into action, ordering factories to close and pulling half of all private cars off the streets. Picture: AFP.

Beijing red alert

Smog choking Beijing as govt issues red alert

By CNN

The Chinese capital has been placed on red alert for the second time ever after immense levels of air pollution were recorded. CNN’s Matt Rivers reports.

  • Steam rises behind a wall of the Forbidden City, once the home of Chinas emperors, on a polluted day in Beijing on 19 December 2015. The Chinese capital issued its second-ever red alert for pollution and put its emergency response plan into action, ordering factories to close and pulling half of all private cars off the streets. Picture: AFP.

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  • FILE: The Beijing city government ordered all outdoor construction work to stop on red alert days. Picture: freeimages.com.

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