More Canadian wildfire smoke shrouds US midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east
by Edward Helmore in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#7723G)
109 million people face another day of poor air quality as smoke from blazes in Ontario drifts over the US
Tens of millions of Americans are enduring another day of smoky skies, irritated eyes and bad air quality, as Canadian wildfire smoke spread again over huge swathes of the US, affecting about 109 million people across the midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east.
The pungent wildfire blanketed cities such as Chicago and Detroit, where residents on Friday were warned to stay indoors and reduce activity levels after the air quality index reached a hazardous" 361, according to the government website AirNow.
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