Northern mountain covered with ice as temperature drops to -9°C
As temperature at the top of Phia Oac mountain in Thanh Cong commune, Nguyen Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang dropped down to -9 degrees Celsius on the morning of January 8, tree branches and ground were covered with ice.
Tree branches on the top of Phia Oac mountain in Thanh Cong commune, Nguyen Binh district, the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang are covered with ice drops as temperature drops down to -9 degrees Celsius (Photo: VNA)
The branches on the top of Phia Oac mountain are covered with ice and snow, looking like blossoming plum blossoms (Photo: VNA)
Many tourists flock here to admire this amazing phenomenon (Photo: VNA)
The icy branches on the top of Phia Oac mountain (Photo: VNA)
Mount Phia Oac is covered with a white colour of ice. The landscape looks like in Europe (Photo: VNA)
Mount Phia Oac is covered with a white colour of ice. The landscape looks like in Europe (Photo: VNA)
The northern and north central regions are bracing for a severe cold spell from December 30, 2020 to January 2, 2021, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
A severe cold spell began affecting the northern and north-central regions from December 29 night, with northern mountainous provinces warned to prepare for frost and rime, according to Nguyen Huu Thanh, deputy head of the Weather Forecasting Division under the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
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.
Vietnam’s northern region is facing an extreme cold snap caused by the arrival of a cold front which also brings chances of frost to mountainous areas.
A strong cold spell engulfed the entire northern Vietnam on January 8 and expanded to the north central and central regions, causing medium to heavy rains in several areas, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.