China’s cities disappear in fog

People wear masks to protect themselves from air pollution in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Beijing authorities last week declared a five-day pollution red alert after the capital was enveloped by a shroud of toxic smog that is expected to linger until Wednesday. (AP PHOTO)

Updated on: Dec 20, 2016 11:45 AM IST

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People wear masks to protect themselves from air pollution in Beijing, China on Tuesday. Beijing authorities last week declared a five-day pollution red alert after the capital was enveloped by a shroud of toxic smog that is expected to linger until Wednesday. (AP PHOTO)

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A tourist waits for a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square amid heavy air pollution in Beijing. (Reuters photo)

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Buildings disappear behind heavy smog during a polluted day in Jinan, Shandong province, China. (Reuters photo)

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A woman wears a mask for protection in Beijing. (AP photo)

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A man wears a mask as Beijing is engulfed in smog. In choking conditions, dozens of cities closed schools and took other emergency measures after the alert was issued for much of northern China. (AP photo)

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A woman holds her mask to protect herself from air pollution in Beijing. Authorities have shut down schools, ordered thousands of vehicles to go off roads and asked residents to stay indoors. (AP photo)

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People walk in heavy smog during a polluted day in Jinan, Shandong province. (Reuters photo)

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A paramilitary police officer, wearing a mask, stands guard in front of a portrait of the late Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Reuters photo)

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The number of cars on roads was limited to reduce pollution during a national smog red alert. (Reuters photo)

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A man ventures out wearing a mask in Harbin, Heilongjiang province. (Reuters photo)

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Paramilitary police officers wearing masks on patrol at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Reuters photo)

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A man travels in a bus wearing a mask in Beijing. China’s long-standing air pollution is blamed on its reliance on coal and emissions from older cars. (AP photo)

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Artist Liu Bolin wears a mask and a vest with mobile phones as he live broadcasts air pollution in Beijing. (Reuters photo)

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People cycle past Tiananmen Gate in Beijing. (Reuters photo)

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A man cooks in open air as heavy smog blankets Shengfang in Hebei province. (Reuters photo)

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A man wears a respiratory protection mask while riding a subway in Beijing. (Reuters photo)

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A woman waits for a bus on an extremely polluted day in Langfang, Hebei province. (Reuters photo)

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A man wearing a mask exercises at Ritan Park in Beijing. (AP photo)

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A couple wearing face masks on the road in Langfang, Hebei province. China’s ministry of environmental protection reported that 21 other cities across north and central China had also declared pollution red alerts, including Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan and Zhengzhou. (Reuters photo)

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A woman walks on a pedestrian overhead bridge in Beijing. More than 700 companies stopped production in Beijing and traffic police were restricting drivers by monitoring their license plate numbers. (AP photo)

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Major cities across northern China are choking under a blanket of thick smog. (Reuters photo)