Extreme heat in Southeast Asia leads to school closures and health warnings for millions | DW News

Hundreds of millions of people across South and Southeast Asia are facing soaring temperatures and drought as a heatwave grips the region. Dozens have been killed by heatstroke in Thailand alone. Authorities in the capital Bangkok are warning their citizens of the 'extremely dangerous' conditions. Schools have been closed in the Philippines and Bangladesh for tens of millions of children and the daytime temperature in Myanmar has reached nearly 46 degrees Celsius. The UN has warned that deaths due to heatstroke were widely underreported, calling heat a 'silent killer'

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[felibubbletea]

Turning on fan feels like blasted with hair dryer 😂

[luxusken]

I've been living in the Philippines for 30 yrs and it's the first time i got a nose bleed due to heat.

[JudyKithcart-bgej]

I'm an American living in the southern part of the Philippines. It's brutal, I feel so bad for anyone that is working outside.

[RetroDaddyPH]

SEA countries aren't responsible for the majority of what's causing this extreme temperatures, but people living in it are the ones who suffer most. Tale as old as time.

[Bluepie]

I am used to 45+ Degree Celsius of heat but what makes it unbearable in south Asia or South east Asia is the humidity

[bijoychandraroy]

humidity is making it impossible to bear

[sean]

My dad just died cause of heat stroke combine with heart attack. People please be careful and never underestimate this extreme heat and humidity. Take care of your loveones as well.

[arcim]

Stray animals are too helpless especially with this kind of weather. 😢

[minhchaubuingoc]

Imagine this. Even water coming out from the tap is hot spring level

[cottonlog]

I’m Thai and living in Bangkok. I’ve never faced this kind of heat before in my entire life living in my area. This year, the hot weather is unbearable 😢.

[tiwowo]

TELL THIS TO AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHO DONT BELIEVE IN CLIMATE CHANGE!!

[drkpunk]

Even breathing, you can feel the heat😢

[alexgoslar]

I live in Bangkok, and I can confirm it is hellishly hot.

[jasminealixandranorth]

Poor animals. Hopefully people are putting out large bowls of water.

[alphanumeric]

'The floor is lava' has never been this realistic before

[urbansenicar]

Your temperature is over 40 and there's high humidity. What's that like?
Well, I can tell you, it's very hot.

[ryansilverio]

ASEAN forced Philippines to change its school calendar, thereby forcing children to go to schools during the summer months.

[qreecpy]

Al gore told them 30 yrs ago..they ignored him.

[wlkcgqi]

Why are people being so calm about all these disasters taking place and the destruction of our planet.

[WallNutBreaker]

Heat has gotten worse in the Philippines. 😢