Taxi with Handmade Cooling System on the Roof...It's only 60,000 won
Aug 08, 2025
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According to the BBC and other foreign media, unusual devices have recently been installed on the roofs of some taxis operating in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan.
It's a kind of cooling device that taxi drivers have built themselves. It is a creative survival system to withstand the heat instead of a broken vehicle air conditioner in the heat wave exceeding 40 degrees every day.
The main body is placed on the roof of the vehicle and the exhaust port from which the wind comes out is fixed to the window. Each exhaust port is installed in the driver's seat and the back seat.
The device, a kind of evaporative cooler, has the inconvenience of having to replenish water twice a day, but taxi drivers are satisfied.
One taxi driver emphasized the effect, saying, `Although conventional air conditioners are only cool in the front seat, this cooler gives cool air to the entire vehicle.'
Another wrote that "It's been getting too hot for a few years now, so the air conditioning of the existing car hasn't worked, and the repair costs have been too high," and ordered a custom cooler from the technician." he said. He spent about 3,000 Afghani (about 60,000 won) to install the device.
Passengers are also welcoming this creative cooling cooler. One passenger praised the hand-made cooling system, saying, `It's so hot these days that it's really hard without air conditioning.'
Meanwhile, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently warned that severe drought has spread across Afghanistan, threatening crops and rural livelihoods. Experts point out that climate change will intensify the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
Reporter Jang Jong-ho bellho@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
