In the past few days, working people light up fires along Ho Chi Minh City’s streets to warm themselves up in the wee hours, which is quite an uncommon sight for one of the country’s hottest cities.
People in Vietnam’s northern and central provinces, including Hanoi, have been struggling with scorching heat in the past few days, with a record 47 degrees Celsius reported; the heatwave is expected to last until later this month
The temperature in HCMC has been recorded at 18-19 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the last 10 years
Tuoi Tre reporters capture the moments showing how people in HCMC struggle against the record hot spell these days