New Delhi suffocates as hazardous air pollution engulfs city: Video
New Delhi, India's bustling capital, is once again battling severe air pollution.
On Wednesday, October 23, acrid clouds enveloped the city, with air quality monitors ranking the pollution levels as "hazardous" for the first time this winter.
This alarming situation is primarily fuelled by the combination of fireworks from recent celebrations and the burning of farm stubble in neighbouring states.
New Delhi, home to over 30 million people, is no stranger to air pollution. However, the current levels have reached particularly dangerous heights.
According to monitoring firm IQAir, the concentration of pollutants topped 344 micrograms per cubic meter, making the air quality hazardous and ranking the city as the world's most polluted urban area on Wednesday.
