Chiang Mai is blanketed with haze on Friday. (Photo from @endeavor_you Twitter account)Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai were hit on Friday by air pollution caused by haze and weather conditions. Although Chiang Rai had few hot spots, the southeasterly wind blew small particles from neighbouring countries into the province, he wrote on the Chiang Rai Public Relations Office Facebook account. Chiang Rai borders Myanmar and Laos. Chiang Rai had 192 hot spots on Friday, compared to 15 on Thursday, Gisda reported.

Source: Bangkok Post March 13, 2020 11:14 UTC