The smog alerts affect Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces. Photo: Reuters The smog alerts affect Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces. Photo: Reuters
The smog alerts affect Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces. Photo: Reuters

China pollution

China /  People & Culture

Pollution warnings as cities in northeast China shrouded in smog

  • Weather bureau issues orange pollution alerts, the second-highest, for Tianjin and seven provinces in the region
  • Visibility is down to less than 50 metres in the worst-affected areas

Topic |   China pollution
Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 7:51am, 14 Jan, 2019

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The smog alerts affect Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces. Photo: Reuters The smog alerts affect Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces. Photo: Reuters
The smog alerts affect Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces. Photo: Reuters
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