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Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai tops world's most polluted cities

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON
High levels of air pollution obscure the view of Chiang Mai from atop Wat Phra That Doi Suthep temple on March 15. - PHOTO: AFP

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AFP): Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air.

The city topped air monitoring website IQAir's table of the world's most polluted cities early Friday.

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