Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai tops world’s most polluted cities

The city topped air monitoring website IQAir’s table of the world’s most polluted cities earlier today.Levels of PM2.5 pollutants – cancer-causing microparticles small enough to enter the bloodstream through the lungs – were classified as “very unhealthy” and hit more than 35 times the World Health Organization’s annual guideline.

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The premier is also due to visit later today and is expected to meet with organisations tackling forest fires tomorrow.But Chiang Mai’s residents – like orange seller Kamol, who sighed and shook his head when asked – said they had received no help.A government agency warned this month that more official action was needed, saying at least 10 million people required treatment for pollution-related health problems last year.

But he was “more worried” about people living there with underlying health issues, adding, “We need to help ourselves.”Last year, skyrocketing levels of pollution saw international tourists discouraged from visiting, with vendors despairing for business, as the Thai Hotel Association Northern Chapter also warned domestic visitors were cancelling bookings.

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