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Temperatures falls below zero, ice and frost recorded on Fansipan Mt peak

Saturday, 18:05, 17/12/2022

VOV.VN - The mountain peak of Fansipan, the highest in Vietnam and Indochina, saw ice and frost as temperatures fell below zero on December 17.

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The temperatures drop to minus 1 or 2 degrees Celsius on the morning of December 17 on Fansipan mountain peak in Lao Cai province, a mountainous border locality in northern Vietnam.
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Thin layers of ice form on the surface and melt after about 30 minutes.
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At a lower altitude, the gladiolus garden and the train station to the Fansipan mountain see the ice melt after three hours.
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This is the first time since the beginning of winter this year, ice and frost have been recorded on the Fansipan mountain peak.
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The mountain peak is expected to be covered with ice and frost in the coming days when cold air waves intensify.
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According to weather experts, the temperature falls to 3.4 degrees Celsius in Lao Cai city at noon and it is likely to drop further.
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The ongoing cold front that hit the northern border of Vietnam early on December 17 is spreading across the northern region, causing temperatures to fall sharply.
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Temperatures are forecast to dip to between 8 – 11 degrees Celsius in the plain, 3-7 degrees Celsius in the midland and 0 and even below zero in the highlands.