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Thailand residents cool off with fans as temperatures touch 40 degrees Celsius

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Medical experts have raised heat stroke fears as temperatures in Thailand touch 40 degrees Celsius.

Footage shows residents in Nakhon Ratchasima province this morning cooling off with fans. The region's Meteorological Station said temperatures were 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday and forecasted they would reach 38 on Thursday, April 6.

Dr. Opas Karnkawinpong, Permanent Secretary for Public Health, told local media that the intense summer heat could affect people's health. It could be especially dangerous for children, the elderly, and those with underlying ailments.

The government medical officer also warned heat stroke may develop if a person is exposed to heat for too long.

He said that temperature readings taken in the sun would reach 40 degrees Celsius in Phetchabun and as high as 49.4 degrees Celsius in Chonburi province.

Officials said the highest temperature ever officially recorded in the country was 44.6 degrees Celsius in Mae Hong Son province on April 28, 2016.

April is the hottest month in Thailand before the country's annual rainy season arrives in May with daily tropical downpours.

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