Smog wraps northeast, schools forced to close
By Zhou Huiying in Harbin and Cao Yin in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2013-10-22 08:09
Choking smog shrouded Northeast China on Monday, forcing schools to suspend classes and disrupting flights and road traffic.
Meteorological authorities in Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces issued a red alert for thick smog.
All highways and Taiping International Airport in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang, were closed due to the weather.
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