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Due to an intensifying cold front, from 1-7am today morning (Wednesday), temperatures at the Mau Son tourism zone in the northern mountainous province of Lang Son dropped to minus 1.4 degrees Celsius.
The area is enveloped in snow and winds blowing at force 6.
Ha Van Tien, director of the local weather forecasting agency said that in the past three days, temperatures in Mau Son have continuously dropped by 0.2 to 1 degree Celsius per day.
Snow covers the bushes, walkways, and grass.
74-year-old local man Dang Tang Phuc told Tuoi Tre that such snow is very rare.
The mercury is forecast to drop further, especially at night in the next few days.
For other areas in Lang Son province, the temperatures stay very low, fluctuating from 4-9 degrees Celsius.
Despite the cold, many various activities are being held to celebrate Tet.
