Northern Provinces Suffer Thick Smog
People in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak provinces in the North were suffering from thick smog due to wildfire.
People in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Tak provinces in the North were suffering from thick smog due to wildfire.
Deputy Prime Minister directed policies to officials in nine northern provinces to prepare for the annual haze, generally hitting the region in the dry season.
Deputy Prime Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon will preside over a meeting on haze pollution in the northern province of Chiang Mai tomorrow.
A respiratory specialist at Siriraj Hospital warned public members, particularly children and the elderly to prepare for worsening ultra-fine dust situations.
The municipal office of Trang distributed face masks to young children to protect them from smoke haze.
Dangerous smoke from Indonesia’s Sumatra Island is still covering the southern Thai province of Songkhla for the four consecutive day Saturday.
Related officials on Saturday travelled along roads in Songkhla’s Hat Yai district, urging people to beware of negative effects from smog.
Haze from forest fires in Indonesia affected many areas in the South.
The Public Health Ministry has warned local residents in the southern provinces of Songkhla and Yala to refrain from outdoor activities and wear face masks when going outside to protect themselves against haze from Indonesia’s Sumatra Island.
Haze from Indonesia blanketed southern provinces of Thailand on Wednesday amid fear of worsening pollution due to more new hotspots in the neighbouring country.
The worsening haze from Indonesia prompts authorities in the southern city of Hat Yai to step up health protection measures.
Rain relieved smoke haze from Indonesia in this southern province but the monsoon may bring back the pollution, according to local officials.