Bitter cold temps tough on outdoor workers

VOV.VN - This week’s bitter cold temperatures are challenging for people whose jobs require them to spend most of their time outside. 

However, some people choose to go into the low digit temperatures because they need to earn a living. 

A flower vendor stands in the rain waiting for customers.

A woman selling sticky rice on Ho Dac Di Street. 

A motorcycle driver on Tay Son Street waiting in the rain for customers.

Rain and cold weather negatively affects sales of street vendors.

A poultry trader says she hopes her chickens don’t die of frostbite.

A flower vendor.

Bitterly cold weather makes for a gloomy atmosphere at the Long Bien Market in Ba Dinh.

Two women pull wagons on Hong Ha Road.

A woman selling corn.

Ms Thao says she’s been riding her bike around Long Bien Market selling Lilium flowers but can’t find any buyers.

Despite heavy rains, a man rides his bike selling sticky rice and cakes.

A woman and man trade in the rain.

Peach branches signal spring is coming.

Ms Hiep, an owner of a peach garden in Nhat Tan, prunes her peach trees for the upcoming Tet holiday.

There are still many flowers left although it is nearly 6pm.

Ms Tao from the Gia Lam District must get up early in the morning to travel to the centre of Hanoi to sell fruit.

A group of motorbike drivers waiting for customers.

A group of fruit vendors standing in the rain waiting for buyers.

A banana seller falls asleep, bored by lack of customers.

Street vendors use sedge mats to keep warm.

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