(ANSA) - ROMA, 10 NOV - People crowed a market despite
closure order as part of efforts to address the intense smog
affecting the city in Lahore, Pakistan, 10 November 2024.
Several major Pakistani cities including Karachi are currently
experiencing smog and bad air quality index. The government of
Punjab province, in eastern Pakistan, ordered the closure of all
primary schools in its capital, Lahore, from Monday, due to the
high levels of air pollution recorded in recent days, reaching
up to 45 times above the level recommended by the World Health
Organization (WHO). Last week, Lahore recorded the highest
levels of air pollution among different cities across the world;
on Sunday it recorded PM 2.5 levels - tiny particles with a
diameter less than 2.5 microns and extremely harmful to health -
of 674 micrograms per cubic meter of air, according to data from
the swiss platform specialized in air quality measurement,
IQAir. (ANSA).
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