Saigonese struggle with sizzling temperatures
Sunday, February 25, 2024, 16:44 GMT+7
Unrelenting scorching waves have dogged people in Ho Chi Minh City over the past few days, urging them to find ways to shield themselves against direct sunlight.
Many laborers who work outdoors are seeking to rest under a bridge, in the shade of roofs, or in a park during the hot weather.
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| A delivery man drinks water and takes a rest in the shade of a house roof after a ride during the hot weather in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
After finishing a ride from Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying district of Binh Chanh to Kieu Bridge spanning District 1 and District 3, Hung, a motorbike taxi driver of a ride-hailing app, took a rest under a house roof on Truong Sa Street in Phu Nhuan District to protect himself from the sun on Saturday.
“It has been extremely hot these days,” Hung said.
“I normally bring a bottle containing 1.5 liters of drinking water with me a day, but over the past two days, I have had to drink an additional lemon juice and iced tea to revive each day."
Under Ba Son Bridge in downtown Ho Chi Minh City was a family lying on a sleeping plastic sheet for a nap at noon on Saturday, while some other workers took a rest in hammocks in the shadows of the trees near a bank of the Saigon River as the temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius.
Several parks in the city such as Tao Dan and September 23 have been crowded with people in baking weather this February.
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| Young people walk in the sun in Ho Chi Minh City on February 24, 2024. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A truck sprays water to cool a street in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Many people spread out sleeping plastic sheets to take a nap under Ba Son Bridge in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to shun sizzling temperatures. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A man takes a nap on his motorbike in the shadow of the trees near a canal along Hoang Sa Street in Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A delivery woman has lunch at the foot of a bridge in Ho Chi Minh City to avoid the sun. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Drivers of 'xich lo,' or pedicabs, take a rest in the shade of the trees along Le Lai Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A motorcycle taxi driver takes a rest on his vehicle in the shade of a house roof on Truong Sa Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A collector of used bottles and plastic waste takes a nap under a bridge in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City to avoid the direct sunlight. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Luan, a security guard at a hospital in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, said that he has sprayed water in front of the hospital three times a day over the past few days to cool the area. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| A man walks past sprinklers at a park in Ho Chi Minh City on a hot day in February 2024. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
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| Tourists sit down in the shade of trees at September 23 Park in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: T.T.D. / Tuoi Tre |
The enduring heat wave is forecast to choke the southern region of Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, throughout Tuesday, according to the southern weather center.
The highest temperature in the region was measured in February at 38 degrees Celsius.
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