Major drought: Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ cracks in monster heatwave. The intense period of heat began on February 9, with temperatures reaching up to 100 F- an “abnormal” high for February in southern Vietnam, which usually sees hot weather peak at around 102 F in April and May
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Southern Vietnam, including business hub Ho Chi Minh City and its “rice bowl” Mekong Delta region, suffered an unusually long heatwave in February, weather officials said Wednesday.
Several areas of the delta are also suffering drought and farmers are struggling to transport their crops due to low water levels in the region’s canals.
The intense period of heat began on February 9, meteorologists told AFP, with temperatures reaching up to 38 degrees Celsius (100 degrees Fahrenheit) — an “abnormal” high for February in southern Vietnam, which usually sees hot weather peak at around 39C (102F) in April or May.