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Melbourne's air quality 'worst in the world' as thick haze from bushfires in Victoria engulfs city

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Press Trust of India Melbourne
Last Updated : Jan 14 2020 | 7:55 AM IST

Health warnings were issued after a thick haze from the bushfires in Victoria descended on the Melbourne Tuesday morning, reducing the air quality in the Australian city to the "worst in the world".

Melbourne's air quality went down overnight to "hazardous" due to bushfire smoke.

Victoria's chief health officer Brett Sutton said, "I think overnight for Melbourne it did reach the worst in the world."

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First Published: Jan 14 2020 | 7:55 AM IST

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