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Chadchart blames neighbouring nations for worsening air pollution

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Chadchart blames neighbouring nations for worsening air pollution

He stated that from Friday to Sunday, a high-pressure mass from China extended into parts of Thailand, altering the direction of easterly winds and sweeping PM2.5 dust from neighbouring countries into central Thailand and Bangkok.

Chadchart noted that over 1,000 hotspots had been detected in neighbouring countries during this period.

To make matters worse, he said that on Sunday, air circulation in Bangkok dropped to 2,000 cubic metres per second, causing dust particles to accumulate in the city’s air until Monday morning.

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