BANGKOK (AFP) – In Bangkok’s central Siam Square, Suriyan Wongwan sweats while he waits to collect the food that he will deliver by motorbike as Thailand bakes through a heatwave. “I’m afraid of getting a heatstroke,” the 51-year-old told AFP as the mercury hit 37 degrees Celsius (oC), with humidity pushing the “real feel” to […]
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Yangon (AFP) April 29, 2024 - Delivery rider Than Toe Aung pedals his bicycle through a punishing heatwave in Myanmar s commercial capital Yangon, where scooters and motorbikes are banned.
In Bangkok's central Siam Square, Suriyan Wongwan sweats while he waits to collect the food that he will deliver by motorbike as Thailand bakes through a heatwave.Among those hit hardest are workers whose jobs require them to be outdoors all day, such as the motorbike drivers who deliver food and offer taxi rides through Bangkok's traffic-choked streets.