According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 18 hours (from 9:00 p.m. on August 14 to 3:00 p.m. on August 15), the Northern provinces have had rain, some places have moderate to heavy rain, some places have very heavy rain such as: Phong Coc 168.6mm (Quang Ninh); Khuon Ha 118.8mm (Tuyen Quang); Binh Gia 114.6mm (Lang Son); Muong Muon 105.8mm (Dien Bien); Yen Han 99mm (Thai Nguyen); Chan Thinh 97.4mm (Lao Cai); Duc Long 86.4mm (Cao Bang);...
In the past 2 hours (from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on August 15), the areas of Son La, Quang Tri and Gia Lai provinces have had rain, some places have had moderate to heavy rain such as: Nam Lau 49.4mm (Son La); A Bung 59.8mm (Quang Tri);...
Soil moisture models show that some areas in the above provinces are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.
In the next 3 - 6 hours (from 3:30 p.m. on August 15), the above provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 5 - 20mm, some places over 50mm, especially Quang Tri and Gia Lai provinces are generally from 15 - 40mm, some places over 70mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 3:30 p.m. on August 15), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in many communes/wards.
The meteorological agency warns that the risk of natural disasters due to flash floods, landslides, and land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow is level 1.
Flash floods and landslides can have serious impacts on the environment, threaten people's lives; cause local traffic congestion, affect the movement of vehicles; civil works and economic infrastructure, causing damage to production activities and social life.
The meteorological agency recommends that localities proactively review flow bottlenecks and vulnerable areas to take preventive measures and promptly respond to the above risks.
