SONGKHLA, Sept 20 (TNA) — Haze from forest fires in Indonesia affected many areas in the South.
Among them was Phraphutthabat Khuan Song Priest’s Camp in Trang province where Buddhist monks were suffering from breathing difficulty and dizziness and were forced to suspend outdoors activities.
Meanwhile, Hat Yai district of Songkhla province was blanketed with thick smoke haze for the third consecutive day. The level of fine dust (PM2.5) was unsafe at 67 micrograms per cubic meter of air in the past 24 hours. Local residents had to wear face masks. Winds were blowing more smoke from Indonesia to the district.
In Muang district of Songkhla a group of local people gathered at the Indonesian consulate to read a complaint on their hardships from regular smoke haze from Indonesia.
At the Phraphutthabat Khuan Song Priest’s Camp in Trang’s provincial seat this morning, smoke haze was the thickest in days and blocked vision. Local monks breathed with difficulty and felt dizzy. They had to cancel outdoors activities and prepare face masks and wet cloth to protect themselves. (TNA)
