Smog disrupts daily life in Nanjing
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="expressways">expressways</span>, <span word="ferries">ferries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="airport">airport</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="irritating">irritating</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="harmful">harmful</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.5 <span word="microns">microns</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> - <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="readings">readings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="exceed">exceed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="Quality">Quality</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> <span word="measure">measure</span> <span word="of">of</span> 300 <span word="for">for</span> 12 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="visibility">visibility</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1 <span word="kilometer">kilometer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="above">above</span> 330 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>.</p><p><span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Aside">Aside</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="kindergartens">kindergartens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p><span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="Guangyun">Guangyun</span>, <span word="father">father</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> 8-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="until">until</span> 8 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span>)," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="clients">clients</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>."</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closure">closure</span>, <span word="Qi">Qi</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="classmates">classmates</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p>
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