SICK WOMAN, 38, MAY HAVE DIED OF COLD IN PATTAYA : Pattaya Daily News

Many are commenting on the abnormally cold weather currently affecting Thailand, apparently caused by cold air blowing in from China. The psychological barrier of 20 degrees Celsius has been breached at night and local tourists have complained that it’s too cold to sit on the beach! Bangkok residents are facing the coldest temperatures for a decade. Assoc. Professor Thanawat Jarupongsakul at Chulalongkorn University predicts that Thailand will see snow within 50 years as a result of extreme weather conditions caused by global warming. For the moment, expect the cold spell to continue well into next week.

Viet Nam: Severe cold hospitalises children, aged

HA NOI — More elderly people and children in northern provinces had been hospitalised with respiratory ailments due to the extreme cold, said doctors in Ha Noi’s hospitals.
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On average, 2,000 children are being seen by doctors at the Central Paediatrics Hospital daily, an increase of 40 per cent.
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In Yen Bai Province, authorities in each commune would be punished if 10 or more buffalo or cows die because of exposure to the cold, said Nguyen Van Binh, deputy chairman of Yen Bai Province’s People’s Committee.
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However, severe coldness would seriously affect crops, said Phan Huy Thong, deputy head of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry’s Cultivation Department.

According to the statistics of the department, 20 per cent of rice seeds for the winter-spring crop in northern provinces have died due to the cold weather.