A woman wearing a mask walks along a road as smog engulfs Harbin, China, on Tuesday, October 22. Expressways, schools and an airport were closed after smog disrupted one of northeast China's most heavily populated areas.
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A woman wearing a mask walks along a road as smog engulfs Harbin, China, on Tuesday, October 22. Expressways, schools and an airport were closed after smog disrupted one of northeast China's most heavily populated areas.
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Harbin buildings are seen under heavy smog on October 22. Pollution levels there were far above international standards, the state-run China Daily reported.
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Harbin buildings are seen under heavy smog on October 22. Pollution levels there were far above international standards, the state-run China Daily reported.
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Drivers try to make their way through the smog in downtown Harbin on October 22.
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Drivers try to make their way through the smog in downtown Harbin on October 22.
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A policeman directs Harbin traffic on Monday, October 21. In some central areas of the city, visibility was less than 20 meters (65 feet).
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A policeman directs Harbin traffic on Monday, October 21. In some central areas of the city, visibility was less than 20 meters (65 feet).
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A man pushes his bike onto a Harbin bridge on October 21. Government officials blamed the smog on a lack of wind and farmers burning crop stalk after their autumn harvest. Harbin's coal-burning heating system, which was recently started, is also a likely factor.
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A man pushes his bike onto a Harbin bridge on October 21. Government officials blamed the smog on a lack of wind and farmers burning crop stalk after their autumn harvest. Harbin's coal-burning heating system, which was recently started, is also a likely factor.
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A woman walks in the Harbin smog October 21. "We can smell the smoke in the air," one man told CNN.
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A woman walks in the Harbin smog October 21. "We can smell the smoke in the air," one man told CNN.
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A man runs along a foggy road in Changchun, China, on October 21.
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A man runs along a foggy road in Changchun, China, on October 21.
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Fog covers a bridge in Jilin, China, on October 21.
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Fog covers a bridge in Jilin, China, on October 21.
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A cyclist rides along a road in Shenyang, China, on October 21.
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A cyclist rides along a road in Shenyang, China, on October 21.
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A workman carries a road barrier on a Harbin street on October 21.
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A workman carries a road barrier on a Harbin street on October 21.
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