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Strong cold spell hits northern region

Strong cold spell hits northern region, causing rains

A strong cold spell, which is unusual for this time of the year, hit northern and central provinces on March 15.
A strong cold spell, which is unusual for this time of the year, hitnorthern and central provinces on March 15, bringing rain andthunderstorms in some places, according to the National Centre forHydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

As a result, thetemperatures in the regions dropped to between 8-14 degree Celsius, even3-5 degree Celsius in some places, on March 16.

Heavysnow was seen in Sa Pa district, O Qui Ho mountain pass and Bat Xatdistrict, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

According to local people, this was the thickest snow fall in the region during the last 10 years.

The unusual weather phenomena attracted a lot of tourists to Sa Pa, which is a popular mountain resort site.

Italso snowed in several northern mountainous provinces, including PhjiaOac mountain peak in Cao Bang province’s Nguyen Binh district and theDong Van stone plateau in Ha Giang province where the temperature fellto minus 4 degree Celsius./.
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