Protesters across North Macedonia have taken part in demonstrations to demand better air quality in cities that are among the most polluted in Europe.
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A man with a face mask attends a protest organized by the Green Humane City initiative, demanding effective measures in combating the air pollution in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. A man holding an air quality measuring device at a protest organized by the Green Humane City initiative, demanding effective measures in combating the air pollution in Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024.
In the capital, Skopje, demonstrators gathered outside the Environment Ministry, some wearing gas masks to highlight the problem blamed by authorities for some 3,500 premature deaths annually.. Many urban households, unable to afford central heating, burn wood, old tires, plastic and other waste materials, releasing a toxic mix of harmful chemicals.
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