Unable to curb pollution crisis, Medellin bans outdoor activity
Source: Colombia Reports
Unable to curb pollution crisis, Medellin bans outdoor activity
Posted by Stephen Gill on Apr 4, 2016
Medellin authorities have temporarily suspended outdoor activities in the city following extreme levels of pollution in recent weeks.
Amid the current crisis, Mayor Federico Gutierrez put restrictions in place in order to limit the effects of air pollution on the 3 million inhabitants of Colombia’s second biggest city.
“We have all have to be concerned,we have never had the levels of pollution as these days. I am acting responsibly for the care and health of people,” Gutierrez told RCN Radio.
The mayor said he will not suspend classes in schools, but has asked educational institutions to not perform outdoor physical activities.
Read more: http://colombiareports.com/medellin-desperately-seeking-solutions-pollution-crisis/
