WEATHER
Cold snap claims two more lives
- Published: 13/01/2009 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: News
A cold spell blanketing much of the country claimed two more lives yesterday.
Agroup of 20vendors warmthemselves arounda campfire off a road in Si Sa Ket’s Kanthararom district. Temperatures across the country have plunged in recent days. SAROT MEKSOPHAWANNAKUL
The latest fatalities came as temperatures are expected to drop by a further three degrees Celsius in many areas.
The chilly weather is believed to have contributed to the deaths of two men, Thawee Wongtao, 41, in Lop Buri and Thanya Saeng-aroon, 37, in Chiang Rai.
Thawee complained about the bitter cold on Sunday night before he was found dead in his house in Muang district of the central province yesterday morning, according to his mother, Prom Wongtao.
Thanya was found dead on a wooden bed on the ground floor of his house in Chiang Rai's Muang district, Pol Col Puwadit Chaiprom of the district police station said.
He was only wearing underwear and had no blanket covering him. There was no trace of a disturbance, police said.
Police suspect he fell asleep under the influence of alcohol and his body was exposed to the harsh winter elements for too long.
The Meteorological Department yesterday forecast that temperatures throughout the country would continue to drop by one to three degrees until Thursday as cold air blowing in from China has extended its ridge across the country.
Tak governor Cherdsak Chusri declared nine districts in the province disaster zones as the mercury dropped to 12C.
The harsh weather claimed the life of a monk in Ayutthaya on Sunday.
Phra Prasert Lamai was found dead in his living quarters in Phak Hai district.
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