Many places in the north of Vietnam are covered in frost due to the longest lasting intense cold spell in two years, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Frost covers Mau Son mount of Lang Son province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) –𝓡 Many placesin the north of Vietnam are covered in frost due to the longest lasting intensecold spell in two years, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
Temperatures innorthern mountainous provinces have dropped to 0 degree Celsius in Sa Pa of LaoCai and minus 0.4 degree Celsius in Mau Son of Lang Son province.
Visitors at the snow-covered O Quy Ho pass of Lao Cai province (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, Hanoi onJanuary 31 recorded a low temperature of 9.7 degrees Celsius and even lower in thecity’s outskirts. Snowfall occurred not only onFansipan mountain, Mau Son and Phia Oac but also on the O Quy Ho pass and BatXat district of Lao Cai province. On February 1, the temperature isestimated to be no higher than 16 degrees Celsius in daytime in northernlocalities and seven degrees in mountainous areas.
People in Hanoi sit near the fire to keep warm (Photo: VNA)
The cold areas extended to thecentral province of Thua Thien-Hue, with temperatures in the north centralprovince of Thanh Hoa below 13 degrees Celsius. A cold wave which hit the northernregion on January 28 has lowered temperatures in northern and northern centrallocalities. The cold snap is expected to last for 10 days. Another intense cold spell hit LaoCai province on January 31 with the temperature falling to 1.2 degrees Celsius.The same day, snow started to fall on Fansipan mountain, which is the highestin Indochina at 3,143m, then on the area of Bac (Silver) waterfall – about 12kmfrom Sa Pa town to the west.-VNA
At Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, relatives of patients shiver with every gust of wind, even under their thick blankets. The recent chill is making their time as hospital visitors even more difficult.
A cold wave which hit the northern region on January 28 has lowered temperatures in the northern and northern central localities down to around 10 degrees Celsius. The cold snap is expected to last for the next 10 days.
Temperature in Mau Son tourism site in Loc Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Lang Son continued to fall as low as minus 1.6 degree Celsius as of 7 a.m on January 30.
Another intense cold spell hit the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on January 31 with the temperature going down to 1.2 degrees Celsius, according to the local weather forecast station.
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Frost covers Mau Son mount of Lang Son province (Photo: VNA) 
Visitors at the snow-covered O Quy Ho pass of Lao Cai province (Photo: VNA) 
People in Hanoi sit near the fire to keep warm (Photo: VNA) 
