The cold kills seven Vietnamese and 20 thousand head of cattle

.- A cold wave has killed over the past three weeks at least seven people and over 20 thousand head of cattle, including cows and buffaloes, according to an official and state media. Hoang Kim Giao, director of the Livestock Breeding Department, said that calves account for more than 70 percent of cattle died from cold in 18 northern provinces.

The Vietnam News daily said on Friday that seven people have been killed either by cold or by carbon monoxide due to coal-burning braziers and people turn to warm. Children and the elderly have overwhelmed hospitals, mostly with respiratory ailments. The cold snap will last at least another two weeks.

Temperatures have dropped to three degrees Celsius (26 Fahrenheit), when the thermometer is usually about this time of year around 15 degrees Celsius (60 degrees Fahrenheit).

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