Environment
Jakarta Pollution Is World’s Worst; Government Says Pray for Rain
Buildings and highways shrouded in smog in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 22.
Photographer: Muhammad Fadli/BloombergJakarta has been blanketed in smog that has made its air quality the worst in the world as the government resorts to a slew of disorganized measures to clear the pollution.
The air quality in Indonesia’s capital has been at unhealthy levels for the past few weeks before worsening again on Friday, when the concentration of fine particulate matter reached 19 times the level recommended by the World Health Organization, according to IQAir.