What it was like during London’s Great Smog of 1952 - archive video

Almost 65 years to the day since London experienced the Great Smog, which killed more than 4,000 people,  a cricket Test match between India and Sri Lanka was interrupted after players claimed they were ’continuously vomiting’ due to high pollution levels in the Indian capital. Pollution stops play at Delhi Test match as bowlers struggle to breathe
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