11 dirty cities you should avoid if you care about your health

When planning a trip, we imagine picturesque views, famous sights, relaxation and happiness. But we do not even think about how pleasant and clean the place of our choice will be. And we should. We have collected a list of cities with bad ecology, where people with poor health should not go.

Naples, Rome, Milan – Italy.

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Rome and Milan are “famous” for their dirty air mainly because of cars. Also, tourists say that Italy’s main river, the Tiber, is heavily polluted.

Naples has a large number of unorganized dumps, which spoil not only the appearance of the streets, but also the air and water.

Naples

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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The city is congested with traffic and highways, and is the largest source of pollution in the southern region of the country. Nearly one and a half million locals suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease every year.

Ho Chi Minh City

Istanbul, Turkey

Eugene: Istanbul is one of the fastest growing megacities in Europe. There are two main problems in the city – air pollution and the Golden Horn Bay. The growth of the city’s inhabitants also contributes to the increase in the number of vehicles, because of which the air quality suffers.

The heavy pollution of the Sea of Marmara in the Istanbul area has been known for a long time, the main reason being untreated sewage that enters the water from various enterprises and municipal systems.

Istanbul

Cairo, Egypt

Eugene: Cairo ranks 12th among the dirtiest cities in the world according to the Numbeo service, which collects data on the quality of life in different regions.

The megapolis is overpopulated, which indicates a large number of cars polluting the atmosphere. Plus due to the dense construction in the city there are a lot of traffic jams, because of them exhaust emissions increase. In Cairo there are metallurgical and cement plants, which also emit a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere. All these factors affect the spread of smog.

Cairo also has big problems with water purity, as sewage and fertilizers are discharged into the Nile.

Cairo

Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Noida – India

Karelia: In India, thick smog over northern cities due to garbage burning and industrial emissions into the atmosphere. The cities are also polluted due to transportation, and Faridabad in general is on the banks of the dirtiest river, the Yamuna. Waste and garbage are regularly dumped into it.

Ghaziabad

Hotan County, China

Eugene: China’s industry is built on the use of coal-fired thermal power plants, and as a result there is heavy pollution of air, water and soil. Even residents of neighboring South Korea complain about smog from China, they often have to wear masks due to poor air quality.

Also, the ecology is negatively affected by industrial enterprises and landfills, in this regard, China’s water and soil are heavily polluted with heavy metals.

It is noted that it is unsafe to walk around without masks, especially during periods of smog, and to drink unbottled water. According to IQAir, the most polluted in China right now is Hotan County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Keep yourself and your travels safe from pollution!