Farmers guardian weather

The ongoing strong cold spell is sweeping across northern Vietnam and is expected to last for a couple of days before drizzling rain hits the region, according to national weather forecasters. Illustrative photo Northerners still feel the chill before drizzling rain hits, starting on February 1. The northern region has endured a number of subsequent cold air waves for the past few days, causing temperatures to drop sharply. The latest strong spell hit northern localities on January 27, plunging the temperature to a low of 7 degrees Celsius in the highlands and 10 in the lowlands. Despite the sunrise, northerners still feel the chill, even in Hanoi where the temperature falls to as low as 10 degrees Celsius in the morning. The cold, dry weather is forecast to last till the end of January before daytime temperatures will rise sharply accompanied by drizzling rain and high humidity. Elsewhere the ongoing cold spell has also impacted the Central … [Read more...] about Cold wave grips northern Vietnam before drizzling rain falls

Earlier, on January 27, trawler BD98103-TS, captained by Nguyen Huu Chau, born in 1990, from Hoai Huong ward, Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province, with four crew-members had an engine failure while operating at the Southeast of Binh Hung island, Cam Ranh city, Khanh Hoa province. It sent mayday signal at 21:00 on the same day. Once receiving the information, Ship 405 of the Naval Region 4 Command rushed to the scene despite harsh weather conditions to implement a search and rescue mission. After approaching the distressed trawler, Ship 405 towed the trawler ashore and handed over it to the Ca Na Border Guard checkpoint under Phuoc Diem Border Post of the Ninh Thuan provincial Border Guard Command at 17:15 on January 28. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Naval troops rescue trawler at sea