Many residents in Da Nang City, the capital of central Vietnam, are offering free glasses of iced orange juice and bottles of drinking water to outdoor workers to cool them down amid sweltering temperatures.

Multiple drinking water supply points have been established on city sidewalks to refresh lottery ticket vendors, sanitation employees, motorbike taxi drivers, and delivery workers.

Signs near these points read ‘Hello drivers and sanitation workers! Please stop here for a glass of iced water to cool down,’ ‘Give delivery workers glasses of orange juice,’ or ‘Wish you refreshment and good health.’

Nguyen Minh Vuong, 31, owner of a barbershop chain in Da Nang, recounted that he could not stand seeing scrap collectors, lottery ticket vendors, and motorbike taxi drivers soaked in sweat in the scorching temperatures.

Consequently, he devised a plan to place buckets containing chilled bottles of drinking water at the front of his shops to provide relief to these outdoor workers.

Vuong allocates funds of VND500,000-1 million (US$19.7-39.4) from the budget of each of his barbershops to purchase bottles of water and other beverages, as a gesture of kindness.

Free bottles of drinking water have been available on Pham Nhu Xuong, Tran Cao Van, and Hai Phong Streets over the past 10 days. 

Vuong told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that he was happy that he could lend a helping hand to the needy amid such extreme heat.

Nguyen Ha, a resident in Thanh Khe District, said that she owns a store on Ha Khe Street in the district.

In an effort to assist outdoor workers in coping with the scorching heat, one of her friends donates money, while she and her employees take on the responsibility of squeezing oranges for juice to offer relief to thirsty workers.

Dozens of glasses of orange juice with love are given to sanitation workers, lottery ticket sellers, and drivers each day.

A lottery ticket vendor who was treated to a glass of orange juice by Ha said that the glass of iced juice helped cool her down at noon in the extreme weather. 

The glass also acted as a stimulus for her to work hard, the vendor shared. 

Many free water supply points have mushroomed in the coastal city, warming the hearts of outdoor workers, said Vu, a tech-based taxi driver.

Several groups of delivery workers on Facebook have shared a series of free drinking water points to help needy people access gratis iced drinking water easily.

The heat is forecast to continue battering the central region on Tuesday, with the highest temperature reaching 43 degrees Celsius, according to the central weather center.

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