Let’s begin again this morning with the very poor air quality affecting millions of people in South Korea.
The nation is continuing to feel the ill effects of hazardous levels of fine dust.
The situation is so concerning that local governments in Seoul and its surrounding areas have issued emergency measures for three consecutive days now.
However, whether such measures make much of a difference in tackling the fine dust remains debatable.
Kim Hyo-sun has the details.
South Korea’s air quality has not improved,… with most regions still blanketed with thick levels of fine dust.
Most of the country, including the central Chungcheong-do Province will see fine dust levels stay at “very bad,”… while other regions will remain “bad.”
“Dense air pollution settled over the country due to fine dust arriving from China. There’s also fine dust produced within South Korea that stagnated for a long period of time due to high atmospheric pressure.”
In a bid to tackle the worsened air quality,… countermeasures put forth by ten cities and provinces will be expanded on Tuesday to the entire nation.
This is the first time Seoul and the surrounding metropolitan area have issued such measures for three consecutive days since such system was introduced in 2017.
They include closing down parking lots at public offices, prohibiting the use of diesel cars manufactured before 2005, and an alternate-day no-driving system.
The National Institute of Environmental Research says the air quality will begin to improve starting Tuesday afternoon.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.
