E-Paper
Choking China: Smog engulfs heavily polluted Beijing
1 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST
A man wearing a mask to protect himself from pollutants takes a selfie near the Turret of the Forbidden City on a heavily polluted day in Beijing. (AP Photo)
2 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST
Visitors use mobile phones to take pictures and videos as they watch a flag raising ceremony at the Tiananmen Square amid heavy smog in Beijing. (REUTERS Photo)
3 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST
A resident rides an electric bicycle across a street amid heavy smog as vehicles wait for a traffic light next to a statue of pandas, a landmark of the Wangjing area in Beijing. (REUTERS Photo)
4 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST
A woman wearing a mask walks as smog covers China's capital Beijing. (REUTERS Photo)
5 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST
Fog and heavy pollution shroud a neighbourhood in Beijing. Schools in Beijing were ordered to keep students indoors Tuesday after record-breaking air pollution in the Chinese capital soared to up to 35 times the safety levels. (AP Photo)
6 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST
A video display on the side of a building shows a map of China amid heavy pollution and fog in Beijing. (AP Photo)
7 / 7
View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Dec 01, 2015 12:33 pm IST