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India, Pakistan blanketed in smog so thick, it's visible from space: See pictures

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Satellite imagery shows most of northern and eastern Pakistan and parts of western India covered in a blanket of gray clouds.

The smog has caused air quality to deteriorate to toxic levels in the major metropolitans of Lahore , Multan , Delhi , and Chandigarh .

More than 40,000 people have already been treated for respiratory ailments, and hospitals in the region have reported a sharp spike in patients with labored breathing and coughing fits.