The toxic smog season in India’s capital has just begun, but those unable to escape cancer-causing poisonous fumes say the hazardous impact on health is already taking its toll.
New Delhi regularly ranks among the world’s most polluted capitals, with a melange of factory and vehicle emissions exacerbated by agricultural fires blanketing the city each winter, stretching from mid-October until at least January.
Cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds trap deadly pollutants, suffocating the megacity of 30 million people in putrid fumes.
Factory worker Balram Kumar returns home exhausted from work, but then is up all night coughing.
Smog sickness: India’s capital struggles as pollution surges
