US EditionSchools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian capital
Sarajevo authorities banned trucks over 3.5 tons and non-EU standard vehicles, citing hazardous PM2.5 levels linked to heating and traffic pollution, affecting 350,000 residents.
- On Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, a thick layer of fog enveloped Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, cancelling several flights and prompting authorities to keep children indoors and ban outdoor construction.
- Wintertime pollution in Sarajevo comes from house heating and transport emissions, while valley topography traps polluted air for days without wind.
- IQAir reported the city was 'unhealthy' on Thursday, residents wore face masks amid the toxic air and cars experienced low visibility during the morning rush hour.
- On Wednesday, authorities banned trucks over 3.5 tons and cars and trucks not meeting European Union environmental standards from Sarajevo city center.
- Experts warn that PM2.5 exposure raises respiratory infections, cancer, cardiovascular diseases and premature deaths in Sarajevo, while many Balkan countries have poor environmental protection despite European Union membership aspirations.
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Sarajevo takes steps on air quality after most-polluted city ranking
Sarajevo authorities issued an air quality warning and imposed a ban on some cars and trucks on Wednesday after it was ranked as the world's most polluted city on the two previous evenings by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir.
Sarajevo authorities issued an air quality warning and imposed restrictions on the movement of vehicles and trucks after the most polluted city in the world in the two previous series, according to...
The government of Sarajevo has taken measures after the quality of the air from the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached dangerous levels as a result of the cities and the symbals that have revealed the city with about 350,000 inhabitants.The authorities have prohibited the movement in the city of vehicles and trucks with a tonne of more than 3.5 tonnes and do not violate the standards established by the European Union, as well as the f…
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