At the moment, the list of the most polluted megacities looks like this:
Cairo (Egypt) — AQI 369.
Delhi (India) — AQI 256.
Lahore (Pakistan) — AQI 254.
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) — AQI 236.
Dhaka (Bangladesh) — AQI 213.
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Experts emphasize that such a level of pollution can pose a real danger to health, especially for vulnerable groups of the population, including children, the elderly, and people with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
In this regard, residents of the city are advised to minimize the time spent outdoors and to use protective breathing masks.
