In India levels of air pollution are huge.
Indeed, the New Delhi world’s most polluted city, which is precisely these days makes life very difficult for the more than 20 million people living in the capital.
Community – 3. nov. 2019 – at. 17:00 health crisis: Capital shrouded in toxic smog
Sunday was the toxic smog so dense that visibility was extremely low, which created dangerous situations in traffic. New Delhi’s international airport was hit by massive delays and cancellations, because the plane was asked to be on the ground.
The typing of several international media, including CNN.
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Operated by New Delhi’s international airport wearing face masks to reduce inhalation of the toxic air. Photo: Sajjad Hussain/Ritzau Scanpix
Could not land
In the same token, had aircraft that should land in Indira Gandhi International Airport, be redirected to other airports.
According to the u.s. media, the whole 37 flights diverted away from the New Delhi international airport, because it was feared that the pilots could not land because of the extensive air pollution.
#WeatherUpdate: Due to poor visibility to Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights might get affected. Passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via https://t.co/VkU7yLB2ny.
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) November 3, 2019
The heavy smog-blanket over the New Delhi paralyzes not only the air traffic. Several companies have also been closed down in the course of the past few days in the indian capital.
Schools are closed until Tuesday, while five million face masks have been distributed to schoolchildren in the kristeramte of these.
the Situation gets now, the city chief minister, Varun Jhaveri, to sound the alarm. On Twitter represents he city’s status as a disaster.
‘It looks as if Delhi is approaching the record for the most polluted day ever. The numbers are rising and rising, and the gauges can’t keep up with. This is a major disaster’, said the Sunday from the minister.
All outdoor activity is discouraged at the same time in New Delhi during the current crisis.
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There are huge traffic problems in the capital of India in those days. Photo: Anushree Fadnavis/Ritzau Scanpix
