61 people die from heat stroke in Thailand in the first four months of the year

Sixty-one people died of heat stroke during the first four months of this year in Thailand, 33 of whom were in the north-eastern region.

More people in Thailand dying of heat stroke this year

Dr. Apichart Wachiraphan, deputy director-general of the Disease Control Department, said that most of the victims were elderly but of working age, farm and manual workers in particular, with more males dying than females.

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By Thai PBS World