Drivers in Milan will face a limit on daytime travel three days next week as the northern Italian city tries to bring air pollution down from dangerous levels.
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‘Drivers will face a limit on daytime travel three days next week as Milan tries to bring air pollution down from dangerous levels.’
A lack of rainfall has led pollution levels to climb in recent weeks. That has prompted the administration of the Lombardy region, of which Milan is the capital, to appeal to localities to cancel traditional New Year fireworks displays to prevent the smog worsening. The Italian capital Rome, which has on several occasions limited traffic, hopes that with schools on holiday that smog will decline over the coming days.
Source-AFP
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