Thailand weather forecasts winds to blow away Bangkok’s unsafe dust clouds this weekend
- Residents of Thai capital Bangkok will have to suffer dangerously high levels of PM2.5 dust for another day or two until skies clear on Saturday, according to the Thai Meteorological Department .
On Thursday morning, data from Bangkok’s air-quality monitoring stations across 70 areas showed PM2.5 levels ranging from 56mcg to 96mcg of air. The Thai capital, home to an estimated 11 million people and one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, has been blanketed for days by an unpleasant yellow-grey mix of vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning.
Mr Aekvarunyoo Amrapala told AFP that nurseries run by the city had set up special “no dust rooms” with air purifiers to protect young children, as well as checkpoints to monitor vehicle emissions.
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