Thailand Cold spell kills two people
Cold spell kills two people while temperature will further drop
BANGKOK: — Two persons died of apparent exposure to cold over the weekend as temperatures in Thailand dropped to as low as 15 degrees Celsius in the upper part of the country.
Pramuk Tipracha, 43, is the second cold-related death in the north-eastern province of Kalasin. He presumably died of heart failure as he slept in a hut without a blanket to guard un-milled rice.
The other death was a watchman, age 80, in the eastern province of Chantaburi, hired to guard an orchard. His body was found in the orchard and local officials believe he had been dead for three days.
In the north-eastern province of Roi Et, local residents gathered around a bonfire to keep warm as they lacked winter clothes.
The meteorological department said the temperature in the North, Northeast and the East will further drop by one to two degrees Celsius, influenced by
the intense high pressure system covering the upper part of the country.
Meanwhile, tourists flock to popular destinations on mountain tops in national parks in northern provinces to view a seeming sea of fog, sunrise and flowbloom flowers. Accommodations provided by national parks have been fully booked until January.
Temperatures on mountain tops stay around eight to 10 degrees Celsius.
