BANGKOK – Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than the whole of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday, after weeks of scorching weather across the region.

A wave of exceptionally hot weather blasted Thailand in recent weeks, prompting authorities to issue warnings about scorching hot weather on a near-daily basis.

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