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HCM City covered in smog as pollution worsens

02 July 2020 | 06:35:00 AM

HCM City faced serious air pollution on the morning of July 1 as the city was covered in a thick layer of smog.



Statistics from the air quality monitoring station at the US Consulate General in HCM City showed that the air pollution in District 1 had increased to an alarming level. The Visual Air app also recorded five locations in the city with dangerous air pollution level. At 8 am, the AQI in HCM City ranked second out of 200 cities in the world about the concentration of dust in the air.

Some photos of the city covered in smog:


HCM City at 7.30 am


 

 

 


The smog badly affected visibility



Kenh Te Bridge in District 4 and 7

(nguoilaodong, dtinews.vn)

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