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More Singapore travellers are turning to portable cooling devices such as handheld fans.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
SINGAPORE – The mercury is rising for travellers as heatwaves loom in many parts of the world.
South-east Asian countries such as Thailand and Vietnam recorded temperatures exceeding 40 deg C during the pre-monsoon months of March to May. And in recent years, heatwaves during the European summer months of June to August have intensified, marked by drought conditions and wildfire warnings.
