Residents were concerned when a flash flood in their neighbourhood turned GREEN due to a suspected chemical leak.<br /><br />The housing estate in Samut Prakan, Thailand, was submerged in water following heavy rain on Wednesday morning (May 27), with drains blocked and overflowing.<br /><br />However, after the rain has stopped the colour of the water then gradually turned a disturbing shade of turquoise and emitted a putrid smell.<br /><br />Resident Attawee Pornjaroenwiwat, 31, said him and his neighbours are now angry as they believe the unusual colour was caused by nearby factories pouring chemical pollutants into the drains.<br /><br />He said: "We're used to the road being waterlogged after strong rain but it's usually being brown from the mud and dirt, not clear green like this.<br /><br />"Moreover, many of us felt itchy after walking through this water so we believe it was caused by chemicals that have been leaked from a factory."<br /><br />The furious local added that that before the flooding, they had complained to council authorities about the strong smell of chemicals.<br /><br />Attawee said: "We already told the authorities a few weeks ago to deal with the smell of chemicals, so this incident has shown that they have done nothing about our complaints."
