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29/11/2013 / Iran
Acid rain in Ahvaz poisons thousands of Iranians
Patients suffering breathing problems have been filling up emergency rooms in Ahvaz in recent weeks as bouts of acid rain fall on the western Iranian city.
Images filmed in Ahvaz and Khuzestan province show villages blanketed in thick fog, residents clutching handkerchiefs to their mouths or wearing breathing masks. They are reminiscent of pictures regularly seen in Beijing, but data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show Khuzestan is three times more polluted than the Chinese capital. WHO figures also suggest that five out of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in Iran, with Ahwaz topping the list.
Local media reports say acid rain has caused 20,000 people to become ill in the past month. The number could be much higher...
29/11/2013 / Iran
Acid rain in Ahvaz poisons thousands of Iranians
Patients suffering breathing problems have been filling up emergency rooms in Ahvaz in recent weeks as bouts of acid rain fall on the western Iranian city.
Images filmed in Ahvaz and Khuzestan province show villages blanketed in thick fog, residents clutching handkerchiefs to their mouths or wearing breathing masks. They are reminiscent of pictures regularly seen in Beijing, but data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show Khuzestan is three times more polluted than the Chinese capital. WHO figures also suggest that five out of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in Iran, with Ahwaz topping the list.
Local media reports say acid rain has caused 20,000 people to become ill in the past month. The number could be much higher...