PARIS - The city of Paris on Monday voted to ban cars along a stretch of the River Seine as part of an anti-pollution drive. Medical experts blame air pollution for 2,500 deaths each year in Paris. The decision affects a stretch along the river that has been pedestrianised for a month every summer since 2002, for the hugely popular Paris Plages riverside beach bonanza. This year, the road which cuts across Paris from west to east remained closed to traffic for an exhibition after the sand was cleared away. Medical experts blame air pollution for 2,500 deaths each year in the city, and 6,600 in the greater Paris area.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2016 12:22 UTC