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The Canadian wildfires have affected cities in the United States of America with a considerable rise in pollution levels, making New York as world's most polluted city on Tuesday.New York City on Tuesday could be seen covered in a blanket of smoke that is coming from the ongoing Candian wildfires making it the world's most polluted city for the day.

According to the reports, the air quality was deemed as 'unhealthy' and the pollution levels were higher than that of India's Delhi and Iraq'a Baghdad.New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a statement about the pollution levels reportedly said, "We are taking precautions out of an abundance of caution to protect New Yorkers' health until we are able to get a better sense of future air quality reports." He added, "We recommend all New Yorkers limit outdoor activity to the greatest extent possible."Northern Quebec's largest town was being evacuated on Tuesday as firefighters worked to beat back threats from out-of-control blazes in remote communities in the northern and northwestern parts of the province.According to the province's forest fire prevention agency, more than 150 forest fires were burning in the province on Tuesday, including more than 110 deemed out of control. The intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. and parts of Eastern Canada in a haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.