For the second day, bad smells and pollution weigh on Baghdad

Residents of areas in the capital Baghdad, on Tuesday, recovered complaints of air pollution for the second day in a row, amid nasty smells they said were caused by burning waste in locations close to residential neighborhoods, at a time when demands for the intervention of relevant authorities to reduce pollution increased.

Residents of the southern D.C. area told Dawn News Agency that they woke up for the second day to foul smells mixed with sulphur-like smells, pointing out that rising temperatures have intensified the impact of air pollution.

A number of residents pointed out that the source of pollution was the burning of waste in the Nehruan region and nearby Rashid camp, while the smell traces extended to other residential areas.

In a residential city, residents have appealed via social media to the Minister of the Environment and relevant authorities to intervene to curb pollution, especially with the spread of smells in residential areas.

These complaints come amid previous warnings and actions about the reality of pollution in the capital, where the Federal Integrity Authority has identified eight steps to improve air quality in Baghdad, including accountability for irregular waste incinerators, and obliging relevant authorities to install and maintain filter systems.

And last year, Iraq's capital city, Baghdad, ranked second in the world in the list of the most polluted cities, according to data from the Swiss air quality monitoring platform IQAir.