Smog alert declared in North Moravia

North Moravia reports major smog problems with dust concentrations reaching three times the permitted norm. Authorities in the Ostrava and Karviná districts declared a smog alert on Tuesday morning ordering major polluters to restrict production, among them the steel producer ArcelorMittal Ostrava and the Czech energy company ČEZ. The Czech Environment Inspection Office in Ostrava says air pollution coming from neighbouring Poland, which has no smog regulation system in place, is behind the current situation in the border region.