A woman uses a hand fan as temperatures hit a record 45.4 degrees Celsius (113.7 Fahrenheit) in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, April 22, 2023. - Reuters
BANGKOK, April 22 (AFP): An elderly patient hooked up to a tangle of tubes lies struggling for breath in a Bangkok hospital as Thailand battles a "drastic increase" in respiratory problems caused by a spike in air pollution.
His wife holds his hand and strokes his face, with a nurse in blue scrubs listening to his chest through a stethoscope.
