From Detroit to Washington, American cities woke up wrapped in a smoke blanket coming from the fires that have been devastating Canada for days.
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A phenomenon that, together with the scorching heat that has hit the United States these days, has triggered pollution alerts and risks causing disruptions to the World Cup final between Argentina and Spain to be held Sunday in New Jersey in the presence of Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
According to information obtained by the BBC, informal meetings are being held between White House officials, including the head of the World Cup task force Andrew Giuliani, and FIFA representatives. The American president attacked Canada accusing it of “deliberate negligence” and threatening to add to the tariffs it is already paying the costs of the damage that this wave of fires is also causing in the United States.
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“We hold Canada responsible for the lack of maintenance of its forests and related vegetation,” thundered the tycoon. “This is causing an unjustified invasion of the United States by dirty, polluted, and unhealthy air, whose quality is dangerous and absolutely unacceptable!” he added announcing that he will contact Prime Minister Mark Carney. “The costs are incalculable!” Trump said again.
Beyond the accusations, the problem is serious for the millions of inhabitants of the affected cities. According to a global air quality index, pollution levels in five major North American cities are higher than those of centers that are normally at the top of the rankings including Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nairobi, in Kenya.
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