Jakarta residents to sue government over severe air pollution

The Indonesian capital topped the charts for the world's most polluted city a dozen times in June

Tired of breathing in some of the world's filthiest air, a group of activists and environmentalists in Jakarta has decided to sue the Indonesian government to take action.

Air quality in the south-east Asian metropolis has plunged dramatically in the past month and recorded worse conditions than notoriously polluted cities such as Delhi and Beijing.