Hot haze in Bangkok, hot hail in the north

Hot haze in Bangkok, hot hail in the north

By Asaree Thaitrakulpanich, Staff Reporter 

Top: Heat hits Nakhon Ratchasima province on Monday with temperatures hitting 40C. Thailand expects to see highs of 40C for the next week, punctuated by hail and thunderstorms in the north.

BANGKOK — Expect the capital city to be so hot – a sweltering high of 40C all week – the air next between the moo ping vendors will shimmer from the sidewalk heat as soaring temperatures were blamed for a second death on Tuesday.

The hot weather forecast prompted health officials to warn the public to take precautions after Samai Jintumra, 79, died Monday in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The death of 78-year-old Sa-ngob Udanon on Tuesday in western metro Bangkok was also blamed on the heat.

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