Hanoi cuts street lights to save power

Dim sight: A view of Hanoi city after some street lights were turned off to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars. — AFP

FACED with record-breaking heat, Vietnam’s capital Hanoi has turned off some street lights to save electricity as demand for air conditioning soars.

Parks in the city of eight million people are now plunged into total darkness after 11 pm, while two-thirds of street lights are also switched off at the same hour.