Working people in Saigon build fires in rare cold
Monday, January 26, 2015, 10:22 GMT+7
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| The dancing fire eases the fatigue and discomfort felt by a group of "xe om" (motorbike taxi) drivers on National Highway No. 1 in Ho Chi Minh City's Thu Duc District. |
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| The temperature on early Friday morning is shown as 19 degrees Celsius at an information board on Nguyen Huu Canh street in Binh Thanh District. |
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| Four men are pictured chatting over a fire and cups of sizzling tea. |
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| Nguyen Van Lam, a seasoned “xe om” (motorbike taxi) driver on District 8’s Nguyen Van Linh street builds a fire while seeking customers. |
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| Tran Quang Anh, a "xe om" driver in the past 15 years, said he has rarely experienced such a cold spell in Ho Chi Minh City. |
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| The warmth of a fire lit up by an elderly woman who ekes out a living by manually processing vegetables at Binh Dien wholesale market in District 8. |
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| A laborer is seen taking rest over the warmth of a fire near by. |
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| A middle-aged couple relish in the warmth of a fire while waiting for dawn to break to begin their day's work. |
