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| Subject: Rights violation: Car-free Sunday for smog-struck Milan Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:34 pm | |
| The northern Italian city of Milan is banning all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce smog.
The measure, first imposed on a trial basis in 2007, is triggered whenever pollution exceeds the statutory limit for 12 consecutive days.
Satellite imagery shows Milan to be one of the most polluted cities in Europe.
An estimated 120,000 vehicles will be affected by the move, according to the Corriere della Sera newspaper.
The most polluting vehicles have been banned from driving through the city centre since Thursday.
But on Sunday, there will be no traffic at all permitted between 0800 and 1800 local time (07:00-17:00 GMT).
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15230753 |
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