Early on the morning of December 22, due to the influence of increased cold air, frost appeared in many high mountain areas in Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province.
On December 22, talking to reporters from Industry and Trade Newspaper, Mr. Pham Tien Lam – Party Secretary of La Pan Tan commune (Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai) said that due to the increase in cold air, the temperature in recent days has increased. down here low. Frost appeared at midnight and early this morning.
However, near noon this afternoon, the ice began to melt, and the temperature gradually increased to about 9 degrees Celsius.
“The commune has directed schools to have solutions to strengthen cold protection for students, especially stopping all outdoor activities; at the same time, it has established groups to inspect the work of preventing hunger and cold for livestock.”Mr. Lam informed.
La Pan Tan is a remote commune located on Khau Pha peak, considered one of the four great passes of the Northwest.
With an altitude of about 2,000 m above sea level, and 2,200 hectares of terraced fields, La Pan Tan attracts many tourists.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, at 6:00 a.m. today, December 22, the Northern region was plunged into severe, harmful cold, with some places dropping to minus degrees Celsius.
In the center of Mu Cang Chai district, where the altitude is lower than La Pan Tan pass, the lowest temperature this morning is about 9 degrees Celsius. For every 100 m elevation, the temperature will decrease by 0.6 degrees Celsius.
Some images of ice and snow recorded at La Pan Tan:
