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Fiona Leishman

New York City 'left looking like Mars' as wildfire smoke causes 'surreal' orange glow

Wildfires ripping through a Canadian province have left a populous US city 'looking like Mars' as residents report they're struggling to breathe.

Residents have reported the smoke from the fires, which are burning in Nova Scotia and Quebec, has made its way to New York. Some have said the smoke from the fires is "making it hard to breathe" and have reported a "haze over everything".

One Twitter user in New York City has described the air quality as "rough". Ejeris Dixon tweeted from their handle @ejeris, saying: "The air quality situation in NYC is rough today. I'm struggling to breathe with an air purifier and the windows shut.

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