Snow fell on top of Fansipan Mountain, the highest peak in Indochina due to the influence of a current cold spell in Sapa town, the northern province of Lao Cai.
Fansipan Peak in Sa Pa town in the northern province of Lao Cai is covered with white snow. (Photo: VNA)
Fansipan Mountain in Lao Cai Province is blanketed in snow as temperatures plummeted in the north of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
Snow covers the top of the highest mountain in Vietnam, creating a beautiful scene in the tropical country. (Photo: VNA)
Snow covers the top of the highest mountain in Vietnam, creating a beautiful scene in the tropical country. (Photo: VNA)
The forest on Fansipan Mountain is almost frozen. (Photo: VNA)
Snow covers the top of the highest mountain in Vietnam, creating a beautiful scene in the tropical country. (Photo: VNA)
A new strong cold spell will begin affecting the northern and central regions from January 7-12, with snow and frost forecat to appear in northern mountainous provinces, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Hundreds of schools in the northern region have allowed students to stay at home amid the freezing cold weather when a new strong cold spell has pushed temperature down to below 10 degree C and even under 0 degree C.
Snow fell in the mountain commune of Y Ty in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on early January 11, covering the area under a 15-cm thick layer of snow.