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| 'Every breath is an effort': Delhi residents suffer amid smog crisis 'Every breath is an effort': Delhi residents suffer amid smog crisis | |
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| Residents and visitors to Delhi are struggling to cope with severe levels of toxic air pollution that have prompted authorities to declare an “emergency situation” in the city. | Residents and visitors to Delhi are struggling to cope with severe levels of toxic air pollution that have prompted authorities to declare an “emergency situation” in the city. |
| Locals have expressed their concern over the dangerous smog on Twitter, with some saying they have been forced to take their families out of Delhi due to concerns over their health. Others said they had not seen the sunrise in more than a week due to the haze that clogs the sky. | Locals have expressed their concern over the dangerous smog on Twitter, with some saying they have been forced to take their families out of Delhi due to concerns over their health. Others said they had not seen the sunrise in more than a week due to the haze that clogs the sky. |
| #DelhiSmog. Have to leave city for the sake of kids health. @ArvindKejriwal should have banned crackers completely. They r on today again. | #DelhiSmog. Have to leave city for the sake of kids health. @ArvindKejriwal should have banned crackers completely. They r on today again. |
| Delhi is suffering from its seventh consecutive day of heavy smog, which is a result of farmers in India’s northern plains setting fire to their fields combined with revellers setting off firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival. | Delhi is suffering from its seventh consecutive day of heavy smog, which is a result of farmers in India’s northern plains setting fire to their fields combined with revellers setting off firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival. |
| The toxic haze hanging over the city contains concentrations of harmful particles that are so high they cannot be measured by most air quality instruments. | The toxic haze hanging over the city contains concentrations of harmful particles that are so high they cannot be measured by most air quality instruments. |
| Using the hashtags #DelhiSmog and #DelhiChokes, residents and tourists posted about their experiences of the pollution on Twitter. | Using the hashtags #DelhiSmog and #DelhiChokes, residents and tourists posted about their experiences of the pollution on Twitter. |
| The same view first at 3.30 and then at 4 pm. WTF is happening to Delhi? #DelhiSmog #DelhiChokes #pollution #Breathe pic.twitter.com/3V31bIeRrZ | The same view first at 3.30 and then at 4 pm. WTF is happening to Delhi? #DelhiSmog #DelhiChokes #pollution #Breathe pic.twitter.com/3V31bIeRrZ |
| Photographs from the city show heavy smog at ground level. | Photographs from the city show heavy smog at ground level. |
| #cantbreathe #DelhiChokes Horrible- the worst day in the last week. Can't be described #DelhiSmog just shameful pic.twitter.com/Zj7FEVIRFD | #cantbreathe #DelhiChokes Horrible- the worst day in the last week. Can't be described #DelhiSmog just shameful pic.twitter.com/Zj7FEVIRFD |
| Delhi has turned into Gotham city..#SmogCapital #smogindelhi #DelhiChokes pic.twitter.com/Qs7s92sT9x | Delhi has turned into Gotham city..#SmogCapital #smogindelhi #DelhiChokes pic.twitter.com/Qs7s92sT9x |
| There was little escape from the toxic cloud, even inside. | There was little escape from the toxic cloud, even inside. |
| It's 5:45 and @FaithGoldy and I can't sleep because our lungs are so bad right now. There's smog in the hotel hallways. #DelhiSmog | It's 5:45 and @FaithGoldy and I can't sleep because our lungs are so bad right now. There's smog in the hotel hallways. #DelhiSmog |
| Situation is getting worse with each passing day....Panic in the air, every breath is an effort... #smogindelhi #DelhiChokes | Situation is getting worse with each passing day....Panic in the air, every breath is an effort... #smogindelhi #DelhiChokes |
| Haven't seen the sunrise in Delhi since past one week...which usually use to be the best part of the day !#DelhiChokes | Haven't seen the sunrise in Delhi since past one week...which usually use to be the best part of the day !#DelhiChokes |
| Journalists covering the visit by the British prime minister Theresa May to Delhi also noted the hazardous conditions. | Journalists covering the visit by the British prime minister Theresa May to Delhi also noted the hazardous conditions. |
| Never seen smog like it in Delhi- schools have shut down its so bad. pic.twitter.com/oAKQ8BWE4w | Never seen smog like it in Delhi- schools have shut down its so bad. pic.twitter.com/oAKQ8BWE4w |
| Before and after images from the city also paint a stark picture of the crisis. | Before and after images from the city also paint a stark picture of the crisis. |