Black rain caused by toxic smoke near Tehran prompts health alert
發佈日期: 2026-03-15 20:57
TVB News
Clouds of toxic smoke unleashed into the atmosphere by U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities made a dangerous return to earth in the form of black rain, prompting international health officials o warn of serious risks to the public.
Residents of Tehran complained of burning eyes and difficulty breathing when the dark oily precipitation fell near the Iranian capital last week.
This after several fuel oil depots and a refinery were struck.
Plumes of dark smoke have also been seen across other parts of the region over the two weeks of the war.
Rain washes hazardous chemicals out of the atmosphere in a relatively short period of time, experts say, but people exposed to black rain should take precautions to avoid short and long term health risks.
