Nan provincial governor Suwat Phromsuwan Wednesday urged people to donate unwanted winter clothes and blankets a local disaster centre to be given out to the elderly and children living in mountainous areas hit by the cold spell.
Meanwhile, in Nakhon Si Thammarat, five crew member from a fishing boat were rescued Wednesday after their vessels foundered in stormy weather in the Gulf of Thailand on Monday.
Authorities at Nakhon Si Thamarat Disaster Prevention Centre said five crew members from the Ketwichai fishing boat were safe but they looked exhausted and sustained some minor injuries.
They were taken to Tha Sala Hospital for treatment, authorities said.