Beijing darkened again because of pollution

Beijing city officials warned people to limit their home leave because of the recurring haze and air pollution indicators that are far above safety thresholds.

>>>Beijing is blind in toxic gas

Beijing sinks in toxic haze for the second time in the past two weeks, causing visibility in many areas to fall below 100m. The National Meteorological Center warns that levels of air pollution in many cities in the central and northern regions will increase in the next few days, while the vision continues to decline due to the absence of wind, Xinhua reported.

The foresight in many areas in Beijing city decreases
below 100m because of the smoke on January 29.(Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

The buildings in Beijing appear in the form of fuzzy cubes in the haze, while the people wear masks when traveling on the street. Officials advised people to limit their exposure to minimize the risk of respiratory diseases.

The air pollution index in Beijing on January 29 was published by the US embassy, ​​showing that the concentration of dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) reached 526 micrograms / m3 - That is 20 times higher than the safety threshold of the World Health Organization (WHO).

PM2.5 dust is the smallest dust in the atmosphere. They can cause respiratory infections and increase the risk of death of people with lung cancer and heart disease.

Blind smoke covers cities in the context of hundreds of millions of Chinese people starting to travel by means of transport to their homeland on the occasion of the Lunar New Year. Dozens of flights have been canceled or delayed due to reduced visibility in haze. Air China canceled 14 flights to and from Beijing, while Liuting airport in Qingdao City, Shandong Province caused 20 flights to be canceled.