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FILE: Parts of the central business district are shrouded in a dust storm in Beijing. Picture: AFP

Toxic smog

Beijing chokes in heavy dust as sandstorm blows in

By Reuters

The alert would remain in place until 1200 GMT on Wednesday, the agency said.

  • FILE: An elderly man walks in front of a group of people during heavy smog at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing. Picture: AFP.

    China puts finishing touches to 2-year smog crackdown plan

    Key areas facing such restrictions are the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei zone in the country’s north and the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas further south.

    1576 days ago
  • An elderly man walks in front of a group of people during heavy smog at the Temple of Heaven park in Beijing on 20 December, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    China's capital issues first major smog alert of winter

    Under an orange alert, factories that make furniture, cement and other heavy industry must limit output by between 30 and 50%.

    1595 days ago
  • Indian commuters wear masks as they walk along a road amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 9, 2017. Picture: AFP

    New Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour

    A US embassy measure of tiny particulate matter PM 2.5 showed a reading of 608 at 10 am when the safe limit is 50.

    1659 days ago
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