Milan imposes anti-smog measures during bout of bad air pollution

A man walks along the Naviglio Pavese canal shrouded in mist and smog in Milan, Italy (Luca Bruno/AP)

Italy’s northern Lombardy region has imposed severe anti-smog measures across Milan and eight surrounding provinces to combat a particularly bad period of air pollution.

The measures bar heavy motor vehicles from operating during the day and impose limits on heating and industrial agricultural activities in the nine provinces.