Coal Power, Traffic, Waste Burning Create Toxic Smog in Jakarta
Voice of America
Vehicles are caught in a congestion during rush hour in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 27, 2023. Pollution is causing respiratory illnesses and deaths to rise in Indonesia's island of Java, including the capital, Jakarta. Steams spew from the chimneys of a coal power plant, in Cilegon, Banten province, Indonesia, on Oct. 3, 2023. A man walks on a bridge past a billboard that says "Beware of Air Pollution" at the main business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 3, 2023. Misnar, right, a street vendor who suffers from pneumonia, sits on his bed as his daughter Siti Nurzanah adjusts his mask at Persahabatan Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 22, 2023. Steams spew from the chimneys of a coal power plant, in Cilegon, Banten province, Indonesia, on Oct. 3, 2023. Pollution is causing respiratory illnesses and deaths to rise in Indonesia's island of Java, including the capital, Jakarta.
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