CHIANG MAI, Nov 20 – Residents of Fang district in Thailand’s northern Chiang Mai province have been besieged by winter temperatures below 15 degrees Celsius for the past two weeks and have asked the provincial office to declare the district as a winter stricken zone, to be provided urgent help.

Over 70 households of Baan Poang Nam Ron Village in Fang’s Paong Nam Ron subdistrict have petitioned the provincial office and concerned agencies to provide assistance to villagers, as it has struggled with a 15 degree Celsius temperature.

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