A thick layer of fog covered many parts of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta provinces on Monday morning, affecting visibility and hampering traffic movement in the region.

Many drivers said the fog reduced visibility to around 5-10 meters, making it difficult to see clearly further away when driving along the road.

In Tien Giang Province, residents of many districts woke up to a dense blanket of fog the same day. The upper stories of high-rise buildings in the area were barely visible.

The fog engulfed Cai Lay District, Cai Be District, and National Highways 1, 30, and 80 that link Tien Giang with Dong Thap and An Giang Provinces in the delta, reducing visibility to 200 meters.

Similarly, Can Tho City experienced the dense fog, which had yet to disperse as of 7:20 am when it was sunny.

The entirety of Long Xuyen City and a branch of Hau River in An Giang Province were shrouded in dense fog, affecting road and waterway transport activities as visibility dropped.

Trung, an inhabitant in Long Xuyen, said the fog might be caused by unusual weather patterns.

“The fog remained thick when I was driving to the Long Xuyen canal area at around 6:30 am on Monday,” Trung elaborated.

Vo Van Thong, head of the Tien Giang Hydrometeorological Center, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that during the current rainy season, high daytime temperatures and low night-time ones result in the formation of fog.​

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