Cold wave to grip 54 Northern, Northeast provinces into February

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department warned that 54 provinces will be hit by the cold snap until February 2007 while it plans to allocate a budget of Bt31 million to provide warm clothes and blankets to affected people.

Anucha Mokhaves, Director-General of the Department said a strong high pressure system from China will sweep through Thailand's northern tier during December and January, and on into February. The cold spell will hit the north and the northeast, and is expected to grip both regions in frigid weather.

The department forecast that cold snap will affect some four million people in 54 provinces.

According to the report, until earlier this week, only nine provinces experienced the cold wave. The authorities estimated that as many as 156,000 persons in Chiang Mai, Phayao, Chiang Rai, Lampang, Sukhothai, Uttaradit, Khon Kaen, and Nong Bua Lam Phu have been affected by the cold weather.

The department set aside the budget of Bt31 million to supply people affected by the cold snap with warm clothing and blankets.

Any province severely affected by the cold wave can request for advance payment of Bt300,000. The department has an overall budget of Bt50 million to assist any province that needs additional advance payment.

--TNA 2006-11-30

Dakoda wrote:Well, before this global warming thing started, was reading about snow in Bangkok. Let me try to find that book, its somewhere in the spare room.

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