From Singapore to Buenos Aires - Cities worldwide dim lights to mark Earth Hour

A general view of the Marina Bay Sands hotel and resort are seen lit shortly before the lights were turned off for the Earth Hour environmental campaign in Singapore on March 27, 2021. - AFP

SINGAPORE, March 28 (AFP): From Singapore to Buenos Aires, cities around the world turned off their lights Saturday to mark Earth Hour, with this year's event highlighting the link between the destruction of nature and increasing outbreaks of diseases like Covid-19.

After starting in Asia, the call to action on climate change made its way around a planet reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.