By
Tom Gardner
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Children have been warned not to venture outside as Shanghai’s hazardous smog levels reach crisis point.
Authorities in China’s financial hub also ordered a halt to construction work as the city suffers one of its worst bouts of air pollution in history.
The dense and dangerous smog – which reached more than 24 times the World Health Organisation’s safe limit – caused visibility in China’s most populated city to fall to just a few dozen metres, obscuring its spectacular skyline.
Grey day: A man stands on the Bund in front of the financial district of Pudong during a hazy day in Shanghai
Clearing: The smog gradually lifted, allowing a glimpse at the world famous skyline during the day
Clear: This is a similar view of the Shanghai skyline without