Haze in far South
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Haze from forest fires in Indonesia hovered over Satun and Hat Yai in the South yesterday but provincial authorities said the impact had been limited to date. Flights at Hat Yai Airport operated as usual.
Satun Natural Resource and Environment office executive Ali Suksuwan said the Pollution Control Department had images from satellites on Sunday showing 163 forest fires on Sumatra Island, and wind was blowing the smoke towards southern Thailand.
White smoke covering Satun reportedly caused some people eye and nose irritation, but the level of fine particle dust in Satun and Hat Yai was under the air quality limit at 38.8 and 49 micrograms per cubic metre.
In Hat Yai, where some people complained about poorer visibility due to smoke, Public Health official Dr Sirichai Leewannanapasai said no people had reported sick from the haze yet, but hospitals were on alert for that.
