Smog Prompts Tehran School Closures
Iranian authorities have shut down schools and canceled sporting events around Tehran due to thick smog covering the capital city. Authorities decided to close kindergartens and primary schools in all but two cities in the Tehran Province, which is home to around 14 million people, the semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported on December 17. Schools were also ordered to remain closed the following day, and sports competitions scheduled for December 18 were canceled as well. Emergency officials in Tehran deployed ambulances and buses to ...
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