Acrid smog has shrouded the Russia's fourth largest city of Nizhny Novgorod and has obstructed the Volga River ship traffic, the Nizhny Novgorod branch of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Change of wind direction has brought wildfire smog to the city and low atmospheric pressure contributed to its accretion in the lower atmospheric layers.
Ship traffic by Russia's major waterway, the Volga River, has also been suspended due to the smog. Air-cushion vessels connecting Nizhny Novgorod and its satellite city of Bor are currently not committing regular voyages.
There are now new fires around Nizhny Novgorod, the statement said.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, August 15 (RIA Novosti)
