Suvarnabhumi Airport blamed for Bangkok flood woes

An environmentalist yesterday blamed Suvarnabhumi Airport for the flooding in many areas in Bangkok.

Speaking at a seminar on “Bangkok: The Underwater City”, Stop Global Warming Association president Srisuwan Janya said he and affected people would sue Suvarnabhumi Airport executives in a bid to get the government to take responsibility for the damage it had done.

The House committee on natural resources and environment organised the seminar at Parliament House.

Another panellist, Smith Dhammasaroj, a director at the National Disaster Warning Council, said the risk of prolonged flooding in the capital was real.

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By The Nation