Chiang Mai declares Inthanon first spot impacted by cold

By Digital Media

CHIANG MAI, Nov 6 – Thailand’s highest mountain peak is the country’s first area to be impacted by frigid temperatures. The northern province of Chiang Mai declared the upper reaches of its Inthanon mountain as the first area affected by cold spell after temperatures dropped below 15 degrees Celsius for three consecutive days.

Falling temperatures have attracted more adventurous tourists to camping out on the famed mountaintop. Meanwhile, residents of Khun Klang village near the peak have built fires to stay warm in the colder weather.

The governor of Chiang Mai declared Baan Klang subdistrict with 20 villages the country’s first cold-wave disaster zone. Villagers are asking for donations of warm clothing and blankets.

More than 300,000 pieces of warm clothes and blankets are needed in 25 districts of Chiang Mai, it was announced. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-11-06

mhhhhhhhhhhh 15 degrees, would be a nice day in fall in my home country

15 degrees, are thai people freezing

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ps: same as with the free blankets handouts, do they burn the clothes every year ? was it not cold last couple of years ????

Edited November 6, 201213 yr by belg

mhhhhhhhhhhh 15 degrees, would be a nice day in fall in my home country

15 degrees, are thai people freezing

555555555555555555555555

ps: same as with the free blankets handouts, do they burn the clothes every year ? was it not cold last couple of years ????

You're an idiot.

Yeah, and it's gonna' get even colder. The blankets are poor quality and will never make it to next winter and the donated clothes are pretty much the same. Even trying to make the clothes last is an exercise in futility as they are used constantly day and night especially during this cold streak. Those of you who hail from much colder climes can deal well but these folk (as hard as they come) just don't deal well with the dropping temps. A lot of sickness pervades the villages on top of the malaria etc that they deal with as a norm. All donations are well received.

WISH I WAS THERE 15 IS GREAT WITH CLEAR SHIES .

Somehow these people living in the area for thousands of years and survived must have learned how to prepare for this yearly event.... The Eskimos did !!

Somehow these people living in the area for thousands of years and survived must have learned how to prepare for this yearly event.... The Eskimos did !!

On the other hand, Eskimos would not thrive in 30-35 degrees constant temperatures.

" Chiang Mai declares Inthanon first spot impacted by cold " -- well, that took some thinking considering it's Thailand's highest point. Maybe it could become a hub of cold spots ?

WISH I WAS THERE 15 IS GREAT WITH CLEAR SHIES .

I wouldnt be too quick on the draw. Flying home into CNX yesterday the hills and mountains to the south of Chiang Mai and looking westwards from the flight track were covered in quite a thick haze. Numerous plumes heading towards the heavens from all over.

Not too sure if this situation will help this years 'stop the pollution effort' going to be continuous fires!

OMfG.... 15ºC would be f'kin nice for me! I used to regularly bear 9ºC in the winter. Those were the days. But yeah... come the burning of the rice fields... well... so sad.

mhhhhhhhhhhh 15 degrees, would be a nice day in fall in my home country

15 degrees, are thai people freezing

555555555555555555555555

ps: same as with the free blankets handouts, do they burn the clothes every year ? was it not cold last couple of years ????

You're an idiot.

But a funny idiot,, i agree with his post,,

Somehow these people living in the area for thousands of years and survived must have learned how to prepare for this yearly event.... The Eskimos did !!

But the Eskimos are smart inteligent people who set up gambling venues and got rich as opposed to ripping off foreigners.

Yeah, and it's gonna' get even colder. The blankets are poor quality and will never make it to next winter and the donated clothes are pretty much the same. Even trying to make the clothes last is an exercise in futility as they are used constantly day and night especially during this cold streak. Those of you who hail from much colder climes can deal well but these folk (as hard as they come) just don't deal well with the dropping temps. A lot of sickness pervades the villages on top of the malaria etc that they deal with as a norm. All donations are well received.

I am absolutely sure that the blankets and other donations are not sold off just as soon as they are considered no longer needed.

What a shameful suggestion.

Yeah, and it's gonna' get even colder. The blankets are poor quality and will never make it to next winter and the donated clothes are pretty much the same. Even trying to make the clothes last is an exercise in futility as they are used constantly day and night especially during this cold streak. Those of you who hail from much colder climes can deal well but these folk (as hard as they come) just don't deal well with the dropping temps. A lot of sickness pervades the villages on top of the malaria etc that they deal with as a norm. All donations are well received.

I am absolutely sure that the blankets and other donations are not sold off just as soon as they are considered no longer needed.

What a shameful suggestion.

Could you explain your reply, as I suggested no such thing.

Yeah, and it's gonna' get even colder. The blankets are poor quality and will never make it to next winter and the donated clothes are pretty much the same. Even trying to make the clothes last is an exercise in futility as they are used constantly day and night especially during this cold streak. Those of you who hail from much colder climes can deal well but these folk (as hard as they come) just don't deal well with the dropping temps. A lot of sickness pervades the villages on top of the malaria etc that they deal with as a norm. All donations are well received.

I am absolutely sure that the blankets and other donations are not sold off just as soon as they are considered no longer needed.

What a shameful suggestion.

How is it that EVERY YEAR, without fail, the same villages need warm clothes and blankets?

They either sell them, burn them, or use the material for something else, but keep them they do not.

Yeah, and it's gonna' get even colder. The blankets are poor quality and will never make it to next winter and the donated clothes are pretty much the same. Even trying to make the clothes last is an exercise in futility as they are used constantly day and night especially during this cold streak. Those of you who hail from much colder climes can deal well but these folk (as hard as they come) just don't deal well with the dropping temps. A lot of sickness pervades the villages on top of the malaria etc that they deal with as a norm. All donations are well received.

I am absolutely sure that the blankets and other donations are not sold off just as soon as they are considered no longer needed.

What a shameful suggestion.

Could you explain your reply, as I suggested no such thing.

I never said you did. I was actually subtly taking the piss.

I've done enough charity work in Thailand to know that once Thais get used to sticking their hands out, they expect things to be put in them.

Yeah, and it's gonna' get even colder. The blankets are poor quality and will never make it to next winter and the donated clothes are pretty much the same. Even trying to make the clothes last is an exercise in futility as they are used constantly day and night especially during this cold streak. Those of you who hail from much colder climes can deal well but these folk (as hard as they come) just don't deal well with the dropping temps. A lot of sickness pervades the villages on top of the malaria etc that they deal with as a norm. All donations are well received.

I am absolutely sure that the blankets and other donations are not sold off just as soon as they are considered no longer needed.

What a shameful suggestion.

How is it that EVERY YEAR, without fail, the same villages need warm clothes and blankets?

They either sell them, burn them, or use the material for something else, but keep them they do not.

The answer to your question is that as they are Villages(towns) they cant get up and move. I dont suppose everyone gets a Woollen Onkaparinga blanket so they would need a lot of threadbare Blankets which wear out, get a life man and show some decency

The answer to your question is that as they are Villages(towns) they cant get up and move. I dont suppose everyone gets a Woollen Onkaparinga blanket so they would need a lot of threadbare Blankets which wear out, get a life man and show some decency

That doesn't answer the simple question. Those villages are given blankets and clothes every year. I've bought 2nd hand clothes to mountain villages twice. This has been going on for as many years as I have been in Thailand, and every year the same people are without the same blankets and clothes they were given every year prior.

What are they doing with the clothes and blankets they received last year? They are not going to wear out in 12 months. So what happens to everything they are given every year? It's just a simple question.

I hate to seem cold hearted, but I agree with the above.

The blanket donation to people living in high elevations, whose ancestors have lived in these high elevations for many many generations, is a superficial sort of charity in my humble opinion.

The money would be better spent on sponsoring young people's education, and building schools.

Young people get an education, get a decent job, and do all they can to support their parents and siblings in the village with lifestyle improvements like upgraded housing, etc.

That is just my personal opinion, and no offense intended to those who feel otherwise.

Somehow these people living in the area for thousands of years and survived must have learned how to prepare for this yearly event.... The Eskimos did !!

But the Eskimos are smart inteligent people who set up gambling venues and got rich as opposed to ripping off foreigners.

Are you sure you are not confusing Indians with Eskimos? Eskimos live in far northern areas with little population pretty difficult to get rich in these areas with gambling casinos.

Somehow these people living in the area for thousands of years and survived must have learned how to prepare for this yearly event.... The Eskimos did !!

But the Eskimos are smart inteligent people who set up gambling venues and got rich as opposed to ripping off foreigners.

Are you sure you are not confusing Indians with Eskimos? Eskimos live in far northern areas with little population pretty difficult to get rich in these areas with gambling casinos.

Yes indeed someone was confused. I spent 16 years in Alaska and spent 10 years working on the North Slope. The inuits and inupiat there are fairly well off due to oil leases,etc. Most also work. Just a side note...I have been in ambient temperatures as low as -86 degrees farenheit. One day I flew out of Fairbanks to Seattle and went from -65F to +65F in Seattle. It still cracks me up every time a Thai drives by with a pseudo-parka with the faux fur ringed hood up in 85F temps. I cannot help it...

Edited November 12, 201213 yr by bunta71