video not played or not found error
click on direct switch
Hosted by Dailymotion. For legal issues: Copyright Center · DMC · Instant Removal
Beijing pollution reaches dangerous levels
Description
STORY: Pollution levels in Beijing climbed to dangerous heights on Thursday (March 27), causing residents to worry about their health.
Beijing's official air quality index (AQI), which measures airborne pollutants including particulate matter and sulphur dioxide, peaked to readings of over 400 on Thursday.
A level of 300 is considered dangerous while the World Health Organisation recommends a daily level of no more than 20.
Beijing's index routinely exceeds 300, and sometimes hits levels above 500.
Many Beijing residents took to wearing face masks as pollution levels peaked in the afternoon.
Chinese regulators told the country's two largest insurers to stop selling policies against smog, a week after such policies were launched, the state-run English newspaper the China Daily reported on Thursday.
The newspaper did not say why the country's insurance watchdog had ordered People's Insurance Company of China (PIC
More from User
Voters cast ballots Sri Lanka's presidential election.
Reuters
Recovery teams make plans to raise AirAsia tail section.
Reuters
Asia-Pacific leaders condemn attack in France
Reuters
Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack
Reuters
Anti-terror police hunt for Paris killers in eastern French city of Reims
Reuters
More women accuse Cosby of assault, Writers Guild announces nominees
Reuters
Related Videos
Beijing pollution reaches hazardous levels
AFP English
'Dangerous' pollution levels choke Beijing
Al Jazeera English
Beijing issues Red Alert as air pollution hits hazardous levels
Newsflare
Pollution reaches dangerous levels
tv9telugu
Delhi pollution reaches dangerous levels, people advised to stay at home
Oneindia
More dangerous pollution in Beijing
Reuters