December in Hanoi is famous for its fog and the onset of chilly weather signalling it’s time to unpack the warm winter clothes.


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This is how the Nhat Tan Bridge looks on December 19 at mid-day.





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The Tay Ho District also looks like it is dusk instead of the middle of the day.





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Drivers on Vo Chi Cong Street take extra care.








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Residential area in West Lake District.





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Urban landscape becomes unusually dim.





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At noon, it’s still impossible to see the horizon in the Long Bien District.






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Same situation in Nhat Tan Ward, Tay Ho District.







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Drivers on the Nhat Tan Bridge turn on fog lights to prevent collisions.

Dan Tri/VOV