Delhi pollution drives Costa Rican envoy to retreat to Bengaluru

November 16, 2017 19:13

High level of air pollution in Delhi has affected the health of the Costa Rican envoy prompting her to retreat to Bengaluru.

Ambassador of Costa Roca to India Mariela Cruz Alvarez appealed to the people, saying the "blue planet is crying" due to pollution.

In a personal blog post, she said, "This past week the levels of pollution in Delhi reached impossible numbers. The consequences of breathing this air I had no idea -- until I

reached Bangalore and my system collapsed."

The post was written last week, and on November 14 she wrote another piece highlighting the environmental concern.

"I'm sick with this poison as thousands are around the world in big cities, some more than others yes," she said.

"What happened last week in Delhi was her voice speaking to the whole world. Headlines spoke about poisonous air, doctors claim the city was to be evacuated. I was there as millions watched how we breathed her hideous fumes.

"But they are not hers only even though she is taking the blame for all. The pollution comes from a blue planet that is crying," Alvarez said.

The envoy, in her emotion-laden post appealed to the society and humanity to listen to the cry of the planet.

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