Air pollution forces closure of state institutions in Iran
Iran’s Bonjurd, Mashhad cities affected by air pollution, prompting closure of schools, state institutions
The city is covered in grey due to the high levels of air pollution in Tehran, Iran on May 8, 2022. ( Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL
Air pollution in Iran forced the closure of state institutions in the Bojnurd and Mashhad cities on Tuesday.
"Due to the air pollution exceeding 300 micrograms/cubic meter, state institutions were suspended in Bojnurd after 10:00 today," North Khorasan crisis management manager, Gholam Reza Shafiq, was quoted by Tasnim News Agency as saying.
For his part, Mahdi Divinepour, Razavi Khorasan province’s environmental protection manager, said that air pollution in Mashhad is at the level of 236 micrograms/cubic meter due to the dust storm. Government institutions and schools were also closed in the province.
The Iranian official called on the people, especially patients with heart and respiratory diseases, to stay at their homes.
*Writing by Mahmoud Barakat
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