Flights diverted as toxic smog chokes Delhi
10 November 2019 |
6:46 pm
Passenger flights serving the Indian capital were diverted as smog made visibility too poor for airlines to operate. The dire conditions in Delhi prompted politicians to trade blame for not tackling the crisis.
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