Air pollution levels in China's Beijing soar

Name: Air pollution levels in China's Beijing soar
Uploaded: 2014-02-21T13:34:15.000Z
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Description: People in China's capital, Beijing, are warned to stay indoors as air pollution reached hazardous levels, says the BBC's Celia Hatton.

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People in China's capital, Beijing, have been warned to stay indoors as much as possible to avoid outdoor air pollution that has reached hazardous levels.

Beijing's alert level is now set to "orange", the second-highest level possible.

The BBC's Celia Hatton in the capital has more.

Asia

21 February 2014