BKK air pollution reaches crisis levels

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https://news.sky.com/story/bangkok-poll ... n-11611356

By Siobhan Robbins, Southeast Asia correspondent

Doctors in Thailand are warning Bangkok could face a pollution health crisis if it does not address its smog problem.

On several occasions this week hazardous dust particles known as PM 2.5 reached unsafe levels in 30 of the city's 50 districts.

The government has been using water cannon to try to clear the dust, while planes carrying chemicals were sent on cloud seeding missions designed to trigger rain.

Tuk-tuk driver Suriya Umalee, 37, has lived in Bangkok for the last decade and said this is the worst the smog has ever been.

He told Sky News: "The air is bad because there are lots of cars and a lot of building work. I feel sick."

PM 2.5 is a mixture of liquid droplets and solid particles that can include dust, soot and smoke. The microscopic particles can cause lung and cardiovascular problems
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