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Toxic Smog Cloaks Delhi As Diwali Firecrackers Push Air Pollution To Hazardous Levels

A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked Delhi on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali. New Delhi's air quality index plunged into the “severe” category, according to SAFAR, India’s main environmental monitoring agency. (AP Photo)

By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Nov 4, 2024, 7:43 PM IST

A man crosses a road in the early morning smog the day after the Hindu festival Diwali, in New Delhi (AP Photo)
A man crosses a road in the early morning smog the day after the Hindu festival Diwali, in New Delhi (AP Photo)
People commute in the early morning smog the day after the Hindu festival Diwali, in New Delhi (AP Photo)
A man wears a face mask as he walks by the side of a road in the early morning smog (AP Photo)
A man jogs in the early morning smog, the day after the Hindu festival Diwali (AP Photo)
People commute in the early morning smog the day after Diwali (AP Photo)
A stray dog looks on as people commute in the early morning smog (AP Photo)
A commuter rides in the early morning smog on a bridge over Yamuna river covered in pollutants (AP Photo)
A man wears a face mask as he jogs in the early morning smog (AP Photo)
People stand in the early morning smog next to a bridge over Yamuna river covered in pollutants (AP Photo)
People commute in the early morning smog (AP Photo)

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