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As many as one in six deaths globally can now be linked to pollution, according to a report in the Lancet. The problem is particularly acute in developing countries, with Bangladesh and Somalia having the highest number of pollution related deaths. Most of these deaths were caused by non-infectious diseases linked to pollution, such as heart disease, stroke and lung cancer.

In the Indian city of Delhi, air toxicity sometimes reaches 15 times the acceptable level. 麻豆社 Minute spoke to our correspondent there, Vineet Khare.

Picture: Indian pedestrians walking near the India Gate monument amid heavy smog Credit: DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images