Citizens in several provinces of Thailand have begun lighting camp fires and purchasing winter clothing as temperatures have dropped significantly.
Residents of Bueng Kan province have been seen buying up secondhand cold weather clothing in response to a drop in temperature, with most choosing to shop at the Rong Kluea border market, reported NNT.
Similarly, in Nong Khai province, locals have chosen to shop along the Thai-Laos border, where Laotian people have also been picking up clothing to stave off the cold. Many in the area say they fear prices will soon rise and that they are looking to stock up while prices remain low.
In Ang Thong, the rapidly falling temperature and continued rains have forced many locals to light camp fires, especially to keep cattle warm after they were evacuated from flooded barns. The cows are under threat of foot and mouth disease, which spreads easily during the cool season.
Buriram province has also seen an increase in the number of camp fires. The local public health office is reminding people that alcohol consumption does not help in coping with cold temperatures and can be harmful, especially for the elderly.
The Northeast Meteorological Center says a low pressure cell moving across the upper northeast is dissipating and will allow temperatures to increase 1-2 degrees Celsius over the coming days, but the temperatures will fall again after November 19, to between 12 and 18 degrees.
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