Cold spells affect 34 provinces

ANGKOK, 12 December 2009 (NNT) – The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reports that 34 provinces in Thailand are severely hit by cold weather.

12 of the 34 provinces are in the North, 19 in the Northeast, and two in the Central, and one in the East. Three million people from 700,000 households have been affected by the cold. 170,00 of them are in Nakhon Ratchasima province, followed by Ubon Ratchathani with 140,600, and Udon Thani with 134,600.

Currently, the province with the lowest temperature is Chiang Mai with 3 degrees Celsius, followed by 9 degrees in Loei and 12.6 degrees in Nakhon Nayok.

Blankets and warm clothing are distributed to people in the mentioned regions.