"The levels of smog have become intolerable," 60-year-old resident Sergio, who has lived around Milan for the past 36 years, told AFPTV.
People cross a busy street in Milan's city center on February 20, 2024. Gas-guzzling cars were banned from roads Tuesday in Milan and eight other cities across Lombardy after the northern Italian industrial region registered high levels of particle pollution dangerous for health. (AFP)