A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP
South Korea chokes on smog and once again seeks to blame China
- The national average hovered around 102 micrograms of pollutants per cubic metre, putting most of the country into the ‘very bad’ category
- Air pollution has spiked in other parts of Asia during the past week, with India, Thailand and mainland China all affected
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A family wears masks to protect themselves from a thick haze of fine dust in Seoul. Photo: AP