Many people are wearing face masks on the streets A shroud of smoke from Australia’s bushfires has caused chaos in Sydney, bringing dangerous air quality, setting off smoke alarms and ruining visibility in its typically sparkling harbour. The haze on Tuesday was described by many people as the thickest to blanket the city amid this year’s fire crisis. It caused the cancellation of ferry and boat rides, while smoke permeating buildings forced evacuations citywide. Locals described the situation as “apocalyptic” and “insane”. Sydney has been covered by thick smoke from bushfires outside of the city The Sydney Harbour Bridge is almost entirely obscured by the smoke The smoke from inland fires has reached all the way to the coast and Bondi Beach Online, Sydney residents reported breathing problems and said they were “choking” on the smoke. The city has endured air quality surpassing “hazardous” levels for weeks, as about […]