Bahrain joins world in Earth Hour environmental initiative

TDT | Manama

Bahrain participated last night in Earth Hour, an international event that encourages everyone to protect the planet. People in Bahrain joined millions from around the world in observing this environmental movement, which asks households and landmarks across the globe to switch off their lights for 60 minutes.

The Bahraini community took action in various governorates, with buildings of several companies, hotels, and a number of popular towers in Manama all going dark. It is believed that more than 7,000 cities in 170 countries took part last year.

The Earth Hour Official page on Twitter posted last week: “During these times, whilst we may not be able to get together in person, we can still symbolically stand in solidarity with millions of others across the world from the comfort of our own homes.”