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Northern region experiences biting cold weather

The northern region is experiencing biting cold weather on January 18-19, with the temperature dropping to 11-14 degrees Celsius at the lowest and even below 5 degrees Celsius in high mountains.
Northern region experiences biting cold weather ảnh 1A person drives a scooter in the rain (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The northern region isexperiencing biting cold weather on January 18-19, with the temperature dropping to 11-14degrees Celsius at the lowest and even below 5 degrees Celsius in highmountains.

According to the National Centre for Hydro-MeteorologicalForecasting, temperatures in the northern central region will drop to 14-17degrees Celsius at the lowest.

Downpours, thunderstorms, whirlwinds, with lightning, hailand strong winds are expected in the central region, the centre said.

On January 18, the northern part of the East Sea, includingthe waters around the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, and the western area of thesea’s southern part, including the western waters of the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago,are expected to see strong northeasterly wind and rough sea./.

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