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Smog in the capital of China

Thick, gray smog has fallen over Beijing, choking China's capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on air pollution. More details - in our photo gallery

Smog in the capital of China

    Tuesday, December 20, Chinese capital is enveloped by a shroud of toxic smog. Millions of citizens were faced with the adverse effects of air pollution.

Smog in the capital of China

    Beijing and much of industrial northern China are in the midst of a "red alert," the highest level in China's four-tiered pollution warning system. Road works were suspended; older and “dirty” high-emissions vehicles were forbidden from taking to the roads; and heavily polluting industries such as steel plants were ordered to halt or slow their operations.

Smog in the capital of China

    Owing to smog, primary schools and kindergartens across Beijing and some other cities had been told to close. State media reported that 181 flights have been canceled at Beijing Capital International Airport.

Smog in the capital of China

    Among the canceled flights there are both local and foreign air carriers' ones, including two flights of Russian S7 Airlines.

Smog in the capital of China

    The departure of the AirBridgeCargo cargo flight was also delayed. Sections of Beijing's sixth ring road were shut down in a bid to keep cars off the roads.

Smog in the capital of China

    Authorities are trying to quickly remove smoke. China has long faced some of the worst air pollution in the world, blamed on its reliance of coal for energy and factory production.

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