Today, March 17, the hot weather in the South continues. In Ho Chi Minh City, the temperature is sweltering. Photo of environmental workers watering trees on Phung Khac Khoan Street (District 1)
Recently, the hot weather continues to occur in Ho Chi Minh City, forcing many people to find ways to avoid it when going to school or work. Many people feel cool when in the midst of such hot weather, they find cold water bottles placed ready and free on the streets.
According to Tuoi Tre Online , along the central city routes from District 1, District 3... to District 10, Thu Duc City, many places are equipped with free ice water dispensers to provide water to people day and night.
Specifically, on streets such as Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Phung Khac Khoan (District 1), Thanh Thai (District 10), Kha Van Can, Pham Van Dong (Thu Duc City)..., there are all kinds of ice water dispensers and many pre-sanitized water glasses available for people to use.
At around 12 noon, Ms. Thanh (55 years old) poured freshly brewed tea into a free water bottle in front of the church gate on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1.
“For over a year, the people around here have taken turns doing this job. From morning to night, the water tank is never empty. People passing by stop by to drink water, we are very happy,” she shared.
The iced tea jug placed in front of Mac Ty Nho Church on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, District 1, makes everyone who passes by happy and stop to “cool off”. Not only is the iced tea cool, but the top of this free iced water jug is also covered by a cool green squash trellis.
Mr. Tran Quoc Bao (45 years old, a motorbike taxi driver) said he often stops by and drinks water. For convenience, he brings a thermos to store extra water in case he gets thirsty while working.
Similarly, Ms. Trang Nguyen (42 years old, living in Thu Duc) also excitedly prepared a spiritual gift for herself and a cooling gift for passersby with a bottle of iced green tea placed in front of her house.
Ms. Trang said that every day she personally makes green tea, puts ice in a neat ice jar in front of the house to serve everyone during the current peak heat wave.
Some pictures of water coolers placed along the streets of Ho Chi Minh City:
Mr. Thien stopped to get some water before running to pick up passengers. “Sometimes at noon, if I run nearby, I stop to get some water. In this hot weather, a few free bottles of cold water are precious,” he said.
Roadside water bottles receive support from many people, especially workers, technology car drivers, etc.
Ms. Trang Nguyen (42 years old, living in Thu Duc) prepares a cooling gift for passersby with a jug of iced green tea placed in front of her house.
Uncle Thanh (sanitation worker) drinks water from a free water bottle on Phan Dinh Phung Street (Phu Nhuan District)
On Pham Van Dong Street, Thu Duc City, a woman mixes green tea with ice to serve free refreshments to passersby under the sun up to 37 degrees Celsius.
Weather forecast this week
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, this week the weather in the Northeast and Thanh Hoa from the night of March 17 to 18 will be light rain, drizzle and fog, with sunny afternoons.
From the night of March 18 to 19, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, with localized moderate to heavy rain in the northern mountainous areas. From March 19 to 20, the weather will turn cold.
In the Northwest, there will be rain in some places, early morning fog, sunny in the afternoon, some places will be hot. From the night of March 18 to 19, there will be showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain.
Northern and Central Central regions from the night of March 19 to 21 will have showers and thunderstorms.
The South and other regions will have scattered showers in the evening and at night, and sunny days, with some places experiencing heat. From March 21, the heat in the South is likely to gradually decrease.
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