HOLMES: A thick blanket of toxic smog causing travel chaos in the Indian capital of New Delhi and in other major cities in the country, as well. Some flights have resumed now after dozens were actually diverted from the city's international airport on Sunday, because of poor visibility. New Delhi's chief minister says conditions are unbearable; air quality has reached hazardous levels. Journalist Vedika Sud joins us now from New Delhi to talk about this. I mean, somebody said the other day, Vedika, that just being in New Delhi is like smoking two or three packets of cigarettes a day. It is that bad.</s>VEDIKA SUD, JOURNALIST: It is even worse, indeed. You're talking about 35 cigarettes that any person in Delhi right now breathing would be smoking, quite literally. So just think about the children in the area, as well. Because you have toddlers. You have infants, and they are inhaling toxic smoke. That's about 35 cigarettes a day. That's the situation as we speak. You can even look at, you know, the sky behind me. There's this apocalyptic shot of pollution that we are witnessing here. Children are being forced to wear masks. The situation, indeed, is extremely grim. You also have the Delhi chief minister, like you pointed out, calling it an unbearable situation as I speak to you; and this is expected to last for the next few days, as well.</s>HOLMES: It really is something, isn't it? Then again, we're out of time. We've got to leave it there. I appreciate you joining us. Vedika Sud there, journalist on the spot. It really is -- it is just absolutely extraordinary, like two to three packets of cigarettes a day. The burning of crops from the outside. They had fireworks for Diwali, the big celebration there, and just the traffic. Just the traffic.</s>ALLEN: Can't imagine. All right. That will do it for us for now. Thank you for watching. I'm Natalie Allen.</s>HOLMES: And I'm Michael Holmes. WORLD SPORT coming up next. And then we're back with another hour of news from around the world in about 15 to 20 minutes.
Flights Diverted as New Delhi Chokes on Heavy Pollution.