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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Mina PEJAKOVIC

Chinese Mill Blamed For Turning Serbia Village Red With Pollution

The steel plant owned by Chinese company HBIS in Radinac, near the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo (Credit: AFP)

In the eight years since Chinese company HBIS bought a steel mill near the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo, locals say they have been plagued by heavy air pollution and thick red dust.

"There are times of the day when breathing normally is impossible," said Zvezdan Veljkovic, from the village of Radinac, where the mill is based.

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