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Smog Chokes Baghdad As Oil-fired Factories Belch Out Smoke

Smoke belches from the Dora power station, one of several plants that residents blame for poor air quality in Baghdad (Credit: AFP)

Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his Baghdad neighbourhood with noxious smoke.

In winter, a thick smog frequently envelops the city of nine million people as the fumes belched out by its many oil-fired factories are trapped by a layer of cold air.

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