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Oct. 21, 2013 / 7:47 AM

Smog leads to airport closure in Harbin, China

Heavy smog, rated as 'Hazardous' by the the U.S. embassy air quality monitor, hangs over Beijing's central business district on June 7, 2013. Chinese officials have admitted for the first time that decades of reckless pollution management has led to severe health and social problems, as the government lays out a five-year plan for environmental improvement. UPI/Stephen Shaver

Heavy smog, rated as 'Hazardous' by the the U.S. embassy air quality monitor, hangs over Beijing's central business district on June 7, 2013. Chinese officials have admitted for the first time that decades of reckless pollution management has led to severe health and social problems, as the government lays out a five-year plan for environmental improvement. UPI/Stephen Shaver | License Photo

HARBIN, China, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Heavy smog enveloped Harbin in northeastern China Monday, leading meteorologists to issue a red alert, the highest pollution warning possible.

The second-straight day of smog led to the cancellation of all flights at Taiping International Airport, China's Xinhua News Agency reported.

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The pollution led to visibility of less than 164 feet in downtown Harbin, a metropolitan area of about 10.6 million people that is the capital of Heilongjiang province, the state-run news agency said.

In addition to the airport closure, all elementary and middle school classes were canceled and some public buses stopped running.

Meteorologists forecast the smog would continue Tuesday.

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