On June 21, these regions suffered the scorching heat from early morning to late afternoon. From noon to 6 p.m., it was suffocating hot.
Today, extremely hot weather will take place in provinces from Thanh Hoa to Thua Thien-Hue with the mercury exceeding 40-41 degrees. It will hover around 40 degree in Hanoi at the weekend before abating.
In the central region, the intensely heat wave has showed no sign of abatement.