The French capital restricts traffic because of air pollution

- A dry period caused by a high-pressure swirling area around the north of France, forcing Paris to enforce restrictions on traffic due to increased pollution gas.

The Associated Press said in an effort to reduce air pollution, on Monday, Paris announced that all even-numbered cars would not be allowed to circulate on the street. Paris and some surrounding suburbs.

To enforce the ban, about 700 police officers set up checkpoints across the city, writing tickets for nearly 4,000 people at noon.

Since 1997, this is the first time that these extreme measures have been applied in Paris.

The vast high pressure areas covered the area throughout March and made the area of ​​Paris no rain since March and had mild windy days. The combination of no rain and light wind has allowed pollutants emitted from vehicles, factories and agricultural activities to accumulate, causing air quality. least.

A weak storm system that swept across northern France on Tuesday stirred up the atmosphere to allow less restrictive traffic restrictions, although high-pressure research was re-formed on Wednesday leading to a worry Next concerns about higher levels of air pollution.

A mass of cold air will overflow into England on Thursday, and in front of this cold air, winds will increase across France and once again help alleviate air quality problems.

This air mass will then push through northern France on Friday to bring both wind and rain to help the area escape the rising air pollution recently.