Residents troubled by black ash from burning sugarcaneA tractor hauls harvested sugarcane on a road between Bang Krathum and Wang Thong districts in Phitsanulok on Sunday, with smoke from a burning field in the background. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha)PHITSANULOK: Villagers in Wang Thong and Bang Krathum districts have complained that black soot and ash from burning sugarcane fields is raining down on their houses and everywhere else on a daily basis, making life miserable. One resident of Ban Noen Sa-at in Bang Krathum district of this lower northern province said burning-off by farmers has been non-stop recently. The fires send black soot and ashes high into the air, and they fall on residential areas nearby. (continues below)Ash from burning surgarcane fields on a road in Bang Krathum district of Phitsanulok on Monday.

Source: Bangkok Post January 13, 2020 10:41 UTC