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Toxic air in city tears apart families in Mongolia, as parents send their children to countryside

March 31, 2019 3:53 PM

BORNUUR, MONGOLIA (AFP) – In the world’s coldest capital, many burn coal and plastic just to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 deg C – but warmth comes at a price: deadly pollution makes Ulaanbataar’s air too toxic for children to breathe, leaving parents little choice but to evacuate them to the countryside.

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