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Asia shivers, slips and slides in record low temperatures
HONG KONG - Snow, sleet and icy winds across Asia caused deaths, flight cancellations and chaos over the weekend as areas used to basking in balmier climates struggled with record-low temperatures.
Weather-related deaths were reported in Japan and Taiwan, with hundreds of flights cancelled across the region, tens of thousands of holidaymakers stranded in South Korea, and freezing conditions in sub-tropical Hong Kong causing mayhem on its tallest peak.
While the cold snap is by no means on the scale of the weather now affecting the snow-bound eastern United States, such temperatures are a novelty for many residents of the region.
In Bangkok, a city that rarely sees the thermometer dip below 20-25 degrees Celsius (68-77 Fahrenheit), temperatures dropped to around 16 degrees late Sunday.
It left people in Bangkok, whose normal attire generally includes flip-flops and shorts, digging through their closets for jackets and jumpers.
- See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/asia-shivers-slips-and-slides-record-low-temperatures#sthash.mOOxUHHq.dpuf