Nghe An: People queue for hours to withdraw money during Tet holiday.
(Baonghean.vn) - ATMs in districts of Nghe An province are always overloaded during the period leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year) due to a sudden surge in cash withdrawals, with long lines of people standing in the sun waiting for their turn to withdraw money.
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| According to observations by reporters on the morning of January 29th (the 27th day of the 12th lunar month), ATMs in Dien Chau town were overloaded and congested. People lined up in the sun to withdraw money. Photo: Quang An |
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| Each ATM was surrounded by dozens of people hoping for their turn to withdraw money. Ms. Nguyen Hong Hanh from Dien Phuc commune shared: "Knowing that it's always crowded during Tet (Lunar New Year), I tried to withdraw money early in the morning when it was less crowded, but I still had to queue because people had already withdrawn money before me..." Photo: Quang An |
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| In Yen Thanh town, a similar situation occurred on the morning of January 29th, with long lines of people waiting to withdraw money at every ATM. Some people even spent the entire morning just to withdraw their Tet holiday cash. (Photo: Quang An) |
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| It is known that many people in rural areas are not yet proficient in using ATMs, so some people take tens of minutes to withdraw money, while others withdraw large amounts in multiple transactions. As a result, ATMs are always congested and crowded during Tet (Lunar New Year). Many people are exhausted from waiting too long in the hot sun. Photo: Quang An |
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| Some ATMs were overloaded due to the large number of people withdrawing money. Photo: Quang An |
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| According to recommendations, to minimize the pressure of cash withdrawal congestion during the Tet holiday season, people should, if possible, arrange to withdraw money during off-peak hours or in the evening. Simultaneously, for large withdrawals, people can bring their documents to bank branches to withdraw cash, avoiding the need to go to ATMs. (In the photo: Some people have chosen to withdraw money directly from banks, avoiding waiting for hours at ATMs.) Photo: Quang An |
