With the southern metropolis forecast to endure temperatures of between 21 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius, children heading to school are forced to wear thick coats to keep warm. |
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Coupled with plummeting temperatures, the southern city is also enduring spells of rain. |
Local people are forced to don heavy raincoats as they attempt to keep both dry and warm while travelling around Ho Chi Minh City. |
Motorbike drivers wear jackets as they fight off the morning chill. |
Local people feel the impact of the cold weather as they make their morning commute. |
An old man wraps up tightly in warm clothes and wears a face mask whilst reading a newspaper in the park. |
Street vendors sit in a huddle as they attempt to remain warm amid the cold weather. |
The southern city’s residents drink a hot cup of tea during the first cold spell of the winter. |
VOV/Tien Phong
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