New Delhi blaze: Landfill fire unleashes toxic cloud

Published 2024-04-23
A giant landfill on the outskirts of India’s capital has caught fire, unleashing a toxic cloud of smoke across New Delhi. And while local authorities say they have managed to contain the blaze, it’s the smoke that is raising growing health concerns.

Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra reports.

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All Comments (21)
  • @RoyaluTV
    Hahahhahaa. Now i have become convinced India is sending rockets to the Moon but can not handle its garbage. LOL. Keep the good work. I am fully agreed with the Hindus and BJP, Hindustan is the biggest superpower in the world. LOL.
  • @halo7250
    It's a fact that while other countries may have forest fires due to heat waves, India is unfortunately known for its frequent rubbish fires.
  • @sevenseasc8094
    It's our tourism destination for Delhi washi .😊You will find many mix veraites of many gases here. Visit must 😂
  • @falcon010216
    Last time it burnt, it could be seen from the space.
  • India has much more important issues than environmental issues like lending support to settler-colonial apartheid regime, fighting unarmed minorities, keeping up illegal destruction of legally built mosques, poking nose into private laws of minorities and so on
  • @KV-mq5bw
    Not gonna lie but delhi government has given a very dumb reason that there leader is in jail , don't they have a proper system for treating this? This landfill waste (mostly plastic) was planned to used in making foundation of roads( not on upper surface) , living in delhi i know that forget about new roads , when the delhi government came in municipal corporation (cleaning and sanitation authority) back in 2022 , condition of delhi only detortiates after that.
  • @iiifchannel6300
    Hope the pollutants air not going out from india air zone area. Dont share to other countries.keep it your own indian breating use only
  • @SM-1010
    The cloud is now traveling to strangle every surrounding country!!!!!
  • Don't bark haters, see ur country's situation before barking in the chat.
  • @SFSarkis
    How will we solve these serious problems? Must be an economic incentive by governments to reduce waste. Feel sorry for future generations, I believe they will suffer.
  • @iiifchannel6300
    India is great in all categories😊 Both good and bad That's why they love their india
  • You can easily fine people of Delhi for using their old car's in the name of pollution, now can we fine our government????