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Hanoi's outdoor workers make a living on freezing cold nights

VOV.VN - While most people are snug at home wrapped under warm blankets, many workers must go out and earn a living amid the chilly winter weather conditions which have gripped Hanoi over recent times.

The nighttime temperature in the capital drops to 10 degrees Celsius, with this being the lowest level since the beginning of winter this year.

A worker is busy repairing motorbikes at night.

With the temperature dropping at night, street vendors try to sell grilled corn and potatoes in the hope of making more money before heading home.

Street vendors burn firewood as they try to warm themselves in the cold winter.

Street vendors sell grilled corn and potatoes to attract local people amid the cold nights.

The heavy burden of earning a living falls on poor workers’ shoulders every night. Typically, the colder it is, the harder their tasks become.

Despite the chilly conditions, street vendors brave the freezing cold to make a living.

They cover themselves up as a means of coping with the temperatures which drop to as low as 10 degrees Celsius at night.

Sanitation workers struggle in the chilly coldness as they clean the road.

A woman wonders along Hanoi’s streets collecting rubbish to earn a living.

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