Asia Album: Orange-Colored sky of New Zealand's Auckland after Australia bushfire smoke powers in

Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-06 14:33:34|Editor: huaxia
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A local highway is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The heavy smoke from devastating Australian bushfires cloaked Auckland, turning the city's skyline into eerie orange color on Sunday afternoon.

It is the second layer of smoke coming from the Australian bushfires, which is cloaking the North Island and upper parts of the South Island.

A woman jogs under an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

Queen Street, a main commercial thoroughfare, is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

Queen Street, a main commercial thoroughfare, is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

A local highway is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

The Sky Tower is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

The Sky Tower is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

The Mission Bay is pictured against an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

People play beach volleyball at the Mission Bay under an orange-colored sky as smoke generated by Australian bushfires hit Auckland, New Zealand, Jan. 5, 2020. (Photo by Li Qiaoqiao/Xinhua)

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