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Severe cold spell to end early this week in North

The severe cold spell, which has blanketed the northern region as well as the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An for about 10 days now, is expected to end early this week.
Severe cold spell to end early this week in North ảnh 1Sa Pa Township in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai engulfed in fog caused by severe cold spell. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) — The severe cold spell, which hasblanketed the northern region as well as the north-central provinces of Thanh Hoaand Nghe An for about 10 days now, is expected to end early this week.

The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting has warnedthat the severe cold weather will continue hitting the northern mountainousprovinces with the lowest temperatures of 4-7 degrees Celsius. The mercury willdrop to 3 degrees Celsius in some high mountainous areas.

In the meantime, the lowest temperatures in other areas of thenorthern region and the two north-central provinces will be 8-11 degrees Celsius.

Due to the severe cold spell, frost will appear in midland andnorthern mountainous areas.

Heavy rain is also forecast to hit central localities from HaTinh to Khanh Hoa. Especially those from Da Nang to Binh Thuan are forecast toexperience hefty rain and thunderstorms at the weekend.

The heavy rain might cause flash floods on small rivers andstreams and landslides on steep slopes.

Low temperatures can affect crops and livestock.

People are told not to use traditional coal stoves for heating inclosed rooms to avoid incidents causing fatalities, as happened in somelocalities in recent years./.

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