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US capital wakes to acrid smell and orange-tinged skies caused by Canadian wildfires

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to shroud US cities in a noxious haze. Residents in the US capital awoke to an acrid smell and orange-tinged skies, with the Environmental Protection Agency rating parts of the mid-Atlantic region at "Code Maroon," the highest category of the Air Quality Index, signaling hazardous conditions. IMAGES

Added on the 08/06/2023 19:35:11 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images

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