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Tibetan towns shrouded in heavy forest fire smoke

Major towns and some villages in the Nyingchi Prefecture in the eastern part of Tibet were shrouded by heavy smoke Tuesday, and residents in the regional capital of Lhasa also felt choked by smoke Wednesday morning. The Tibet Meteorological... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Mar 18 2009

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