Bosnia’s capital Sarajevo chokes on toxic air as a thick blanket of winter fog rolls over the city
Associated PressSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Flights were grounded and people were told to stay indoors as a thick blanket of smog Thursday engulfed Bosnia’s capital of Sarajevo as residents tried to cope with toxic air. The Swiss air quality technology company IQAir, which assesses air quality in real time, put Sarajevo’s air quality index, or AQI, at a “very unhealthy” 225, ranking the city as the third most-polluted in the world. “I can’t believe this is happening in Bosnia’s capital and they can’t fix it.” Balkan states generally have poor record in environment protection despite promises to improve the situation as they seek to move closer to European Union membership. The air in neighboring Serbia’s capital Belgrade also was deemed “unhealthy” on Thursday with the air quality index put at 170.
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