Chinese mill blamed for turning Serbia village red with pollution

Smederevo, Serbia (AFP) May 7, 2024

In the eight years since Chinese company HBIS bought a steel mill near the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo, locals say they have been plagued by heavy air pollution and thick red dust. "There are times of the day when breathing normally is impossible," said Zvezdan Veljkovic, from the village of Radinac, where the mill is based. Radinac has become known as "red village", because everyt