In parts of the capital Bangkok temperatures felt like a record 129F, according to Thailand's meteorological department.
, causing power cuts and shortages for millions of people.
In the Bagna district of Bangkok, the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit while the heat index — which includes relative humidity and measures what the temperature feels like — hit a record 129F, according to the meteorological department.“Sometimes, I take refuge in the 7-11 convenience store... to escape the heat,” Amporn Supasert, 67, a grilled chicken vendor in Bangkok, said.
Recent extreme heat has smashed electricity consumption records, with the country consuming more than 39,000 megawatts on April 6, surpassing the previous record of 32,000 megawatts in April last year, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said., influencing abnormal and a phenomenon that is called extreme weather,” Mathinee Yucharoen, a researcher of coastal oceanography and climate change at Prince of Songkhla University, told Reuters.
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