Desperate Mongolians send children into countryside to escape choking winter smog


  • World
  • Monday, 04 Feb 2019

ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) - Mongolia has extended school winter holidays in the world's coldest capital and many families have sent children to live with relatives in the vast, windswept grasslands to escape choking smog and respiratory diseases such as pneumonia.

The temperature is expected to drop to minus 32 degrees Celsius (minus 26F) in Ulaanbaatar on Monday night, as residents burn coal and trash to try to keep warm and concentrations of smog particles known as PM2.5 routinely exceed 500 mg per cubic metre, 50 times the level considered safe by the WHO.

Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In World

Urgent: Man shoots two officers in police station in paris
Canada updates 2024 wildfire season projections
MAN SHOOTS TWO OFFICERS IN POLICE STATION IN PARIS -- MEDIA REPORTS
UNRWA closes headquarters in E. Jerusalem after repeated attacks
UK students demonstrate Chinese proficiency in global language competition
U.S. stocks close higher
Chinese publishers stage Doha Int'l Book Fair
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to boost Canada's crude oil export
Crude futures settle higher
U.S. dollar ticks down

Others Also Read