Jakarta is the world's most polluted city - Blame the dry season and vehicles for the gray skies, says govt


Haze blankets the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023. Dry season and exhaust emission from motorized vehicles are the main causes of the air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesian authorities said Friday as the capital city became one of the world's most polluted cities according to Swiss air quality technology company IQAir. - AP

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): The dry season and and motorised vehicles are the main causes of the air pollution in Jakarta, Indonesian authorities shave announced, after a Swiss air quality technology company named the city as the most polluted in the world.

Thick smoke and gray skies have appeared every morning for the past few months in Jakarta, the capital city of the world's fourth most populous country.

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