Nearly 70 schools to close in Australia over fears of asbestos in play sand

Andreea Neblea

Dozens of schools in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will be closed on Monday following a recall of coloured play sand, which authorities have warned poses an asbestos risk. A comprehensive audit is under way as the use of the product "is widespread across ACT public schools," the government has said. Store chains Kmart and Target have issued a voluntary recall for one of their sand products, after asbestos was detected in some samples. A total of 69 ACT schools have been identified as