In Hanoi, levels of hazardous small airborne particles, known as PM2.5, were at 187 micrograms per cubic meter late on Monday (March 4), the highest among a list of most polluted international cities, according to data from AirVisual. - REUTERS
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00:00 The streets of Vietnam's capital city Hanoi were enveloped in thick smog on Monday, the
00:07 4th of March.
00:10 Levels of hazardous small airborne particles, known as PM2.5, were at a staggering 187 micrograms
00:19 per cubic meter late in the day.
00:21 It was the highest among a list of most polluted international cities.
00:27 That's according to data from AirVisual, which provides independent global air pollution
00:33 information via a phone app.
00:37 "I think Hanoi's pollution is caused by a large number of personal vehicles and the
00:43 fine dust from all the construction.
00:46 Plus this cold weather, all is very damaging for our health."
00:54 A World Bank report from 2021 said emissions from Hanoi's 8 million registered vehicles
01:01 made up 30 percent of air pollution.
01:06 Industry emissions contributed to another 30 percent.
01:10 Nearly 100 flights to and from Hanoi were delayed or diverted to other cities on the
01:17 2nd of February due to heavy fog and worsening air pollution.
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