Beijing, China. 20th Dec, 2015. Commuters are braving more air pollution in the Chinese capital as levels soared to more than 20 times the safety levels. Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution under a four-tier emergency scale. The most serious red alert, will last for three days. Under a red alert, the city's emergency management headquarters has advised kindergartens, primary and high schools to suspend classes, banned outdoor operations on construction sites and required some industrial plants to limit or stop production. Credit: Time-Snaps/Alamy Live News
Commuters are braving more air pollution in the Chinese capital as levels soared to more than 20 times the safety levels. Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution under a four-tier emergency scale. The most serious red alert, will last for three days. Under a red alert, the city's emergency management headquarters has advised kindergartens, primary and high schools to suspend classes, banned outdoor operations on construction sites and required some industrial plants to limit or stop production. Car use will be limited to 24hr blocks depending on the odd or even numbers of their license plates. Additionally one third of government cars will be banned from streets.
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