BANGKOK, 29 December 2013, (NNT) – 36 provinces have been declared cold-spell disaster zones. More than 20 million people have been affected by the continuous drop in temperature since December 2- 28. According to Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Director-General, currently 437 districts in 36 provinces have been declared disaster zones and in urgent […]
PHITSANULOK, 27 December 2013 (NNT) – Chilly weather remains in the upper part of Thailand, with the temperature reading at Phu Soi Dao National Park in Phitsanulok dropping to minus 2 degrees Celsius. With the sub-zero temperature observed since early Thursday, frost has formed on a large swath of turf in the national park, providing […]
BANGKOK, 22 December 2013 (NNT) – Five districts in Ubon Ratchathani province are declared disaster zones due to cold weather after the temperatures dropped below 15 degrees Celsius for more than three consecutive days. Governor of Ubon Ratchathani Wanchai Suthiworachai said 25 districts in the provinces were facing a continuous cold spell and five of […]
SURIN, 22 December 2013 (NNT) – As the weather is cold in the morning in any places, including Surin, the residents as well as merchants have come to Surin’s Chong Jom Border Market to buy second-hand winter clothes to stay warm. Many people, both the locals and merchants, flocked to Chong Jom Border Market in […]
The temperature dropped to minus -1 degree Celsius in Loei’s Phu Rua district yesterday, with frost spreading over the soccer field of a local school. “The frost covered parts of Ban Dinsor School. It’s clearly visible,” said Tan Promwan, the village head of Ban Dinsor. Read more: The Nation
The cold weather has claimed another victim after a 68-year-old man was found dead in his home in Buriram province. Police believe the man had died from the sudden drop in temperature, which reached 13 degrees Celsius on December 19 in many areas of the province. Uttaradit provincial authorities earlier reported that two people have […]
BANGKOK, Dec 19 – Ten provinces have been declared as disaster zones hit by cold spell to speed up relief operations, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department chief. Director-general Chatchai Phromlert said the ten provinces are Loei, Tak, Nan, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Phanom, Nong Bua Lam Phu, Phrae, Chiang Rai, Uttaradit amd Sakhon […]
BANGKOK, 18 December 2013 (NNT) – Temperatures in the upper part of Thailand are expected to drop further 1-3 degrees Celsius, due to a high pressure area extending from China. People in Thailand’s central, northeastern and northern regions have been experiencing cooler temperatures for several days, and according to the Meteorological Department, they will face […]
