Bangladesh's bowling coach Daniel Vettori walks during a practice session ahead of their Twenty20 cricket match against India in New Delhi, India, October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Authorities handed out free face masks to New Delhi residents on Thursday as filthy air polluted by rural crop fires and urban traffic and factories reached dangerous new levels in the Indian capital.
Government data showed the air quality index over the last two days crossed 400, indicating severe conditions that put people with healthy lungs as well as those with respiratory illnesses at risk.
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