Sri Lankan cricket player Suranga Lakmal vomited during an international cricket Test match in Delhi because of heavy pollution. The incident followed play being stopped because of pollution on 3 December. Debates are continuing about whether Delhi, where pollution is 12 times over the safe limit, should be allowed to hold sporting events during annually, when the problem is at its worst. As we highlighted, Delhi's poor air quality has led to flight cancellations and it was declared a public health emergency, comparable to smoking 50 cigarettes a day. About 2.5 million Indians die from pollution the winter.
Sri Lankan cricket player Suranga Lakmal vomited during an international cricket Test match in Delhi because of heavy pollution. The incident followed play being stopped because of pollution on 3 December. Debates are continuing about whether Delhi, where pollution is 12 times over the safe limit, should be allowed to hold sporting events during the winter, when the problem is at its worst. As we highlighted, Delhi's poor air quality has led to flight cancellations and it was declared a public health emergency, comparable to smoking 50 cigarettes a day. About 2.5 million Indians die from pollution annually.