TPO - On the evening of March 7, at the peak of air pollution, at the Kim Dong underpass construction site (Hoang Mai, Hanoi ), according to Tien Phong reporters, workers used high-powered blowers to blow away dust, affecting traffic.
Since October 2023, Hanoi has been recognized many times by AirVisual as the most polluted city in the world .
According to information from the Hanoi People's Committee, with the increase in PM2.5 dust concentration, on average each year there are about 1,062 more hospitalizations due to cardiovascular disease and about 2,969 more hospitalizations due to respiratory disease, equivalent to 1.2% and 2.4% of the total number of hospitalizations due to these two groups of diseases in Hanoi residents.
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Dust flew up as workers used high-powered blowers to clean the construction site at the Kim Dong underpass on the evening of March 7. Photo: Truong Phong. |
According to experts, air pollution in Hanoi is caused by four major groups of causes, including: traffic activities; industry - craft villages; construction and civil activities such as burning garbage and straw.
In the context of Hanoi facing serious air pollution, on the evening of March 7, according to Tien Phong reporter, at the Kim Dong underpass construction site (Hoang Mai, Hanoi), a group of workers calmly used a high-capacity blower to blow dust on the road surface, causing a large amount of dust to spread, seriously affecting traffic participants.
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The blower caused dust to spread throughout the area. Photo: Truong Phong. |
This is not the first time this situation has occurred. Previously, Tien Phong reporters have repeatedly recorded images of some construction workers in the city using high-powered dust blowers to clean the construction surface, causing dust to spread and polluting the environment.
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Photo of a reporter blowing dust to clean the construction site of the road along Thang Long Avenue, December 2019. Photo: Truong Phong. |
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Image of workers blowing dust to clean the construction site of the road connecting Tam Trinh Street to Ao Sao Urban Area (Hoang Mai District), April 2022. Photo: Truong Phong. |
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