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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
The pollution in New Delhi hits nearly 30 times the World Health Organization's safe level, prompting doctors to warn of a public health emergency. 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
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.
On Diwali, India's biggest holiday of the year, New Delhi is enveloped in thick smog. The country is reeling from the double impact of the coronavirus and severe air pollution. IMAGES
Millions of people in India's capital start the week choking through "eye-burning" smog, with schools closed, cars taken off the road and construction halted. IMAGES
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