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South Korean authorities warned residents of the capital Seoul and most of the country about the yellow dust after a dust storm from the northern interior of China struck the country.
The authorities indicated that the density of fine dust particles, with a diameter of less than 10 micrometers, known as “PM 10”, has risen to a “very bad” level in the Seoul region and its suburbs and in almost all areas of the country. .
According to the Air Quality Prediction Center, the latest wave of yellow dust originated in Inner Mongolia, northern China, near the Gobi Desert, last Friday, and was moved south by northwesterly winds. The center also expected the BM10 reading levels to remain at the “Very bad” level throughout the country all day, and at the “bad” level, tomorrow Tuesday (local time), due to yellow dust and stagnation. atmospheric.
The Meteorological Administration issued a yellow dust warning for the Seoul region and asked citizens with respiratory or cardiovascular problems, children and other groups at higher risk, to avoid outdoor activities, as South Korea issues a warning of fine powder, when expected to remain. A BM10 reading is greater than 800 micrograms per cubic meter for more than two hours.
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