PHITSANULOK, Jan 14 (TNA) - With most parts of the North and Northeast being hit by severe cold temperatures, the chill weather claimed two lives on Wednesday.
As the temperature fell to 0 degrees celsius in mountainous areas of the lower northern province of Phitsanulok, thousands of residents had to kindle fire to warm themselves.
A 51-year-old man in Wang Thong district was pronounced dead as a result of the unusually cold conditions, while an 83-year-old man in Lopburi died after he kindled a fire to keep himself warm, but the fire spread quickly and burned his house.
In Lampang province, it was reported an average of 5,000 local residents daily had visited hospitals with respiratory-related illnesses, due to the drop in temperature since last week.
Meanwhile, at Chiang Mai’s Doi Inthanon, Thailand’s highest mountain, temperature dropped to minus 3 degrees Celsius, forming white frost on the ground and attracting a huge number of tourists to experience the cold weather.
The Cold spell has also impacted animals. Monkeys in Lopburi province hugged one another to warm themselves up. Still, some of them lost appetite for their favorite food as it was too cold to make much movement.
In Nan province, fish farmers were hard hit by the drop in temperature, as thousands of fish died in the freezing water. (TNA)
General News : Last Update : 20:39:00 14 January 2009 (GMT+7:00)
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