Apocalyptic scenes today as Sydney was inundated with toxic smoke from bushfires raging on the city’s fringes and beyond.
According to The Guardian, some of those most vulnerable to the health effects of the toxic smoke are the poor, living in the worst affected outer suburbs of Sydney, such as Richmond, St. Mary's and Riverstone. A local GP said some of her patients were not able to afford air filters, air conditioners or particle masks. Reports say that paramedics have been attending up to 100 respiratory-related call-outs per day. Many more are self admitting to hospital emergency.
These photographs were taken around midday.
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