According to the bulletin issued at 4:30 PM from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in 2 hours (from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on April 15), the area of Quang Ngai and Gia Lai provinces had moderate to heavy rain such as: Dak Ha 1 station 90.6mm, Van Lem 1 47mm (Quang Ngai)...
Warning in the next 3-6 hours (calculated from 4:30 PM on April 15), the area of Quang Ngai and Gia Lai provinces will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly from 10 - 30mm, in some places over 60mm.
In the next 6 hours, there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes in the above provinces, especially in communes/wards: Tu Mo Rong, Bo Y, Dak Long, Dak Mar, Dak Mon, Dak Pek, Dak Polo, Dak Pxi, Dak To, Dak Ui, Ngoc Roo, Ngoc Tu, Sa Loong in Quang Ngai province and Ayun, Dak Po, Hra, Ia Khuol, Ia Tul, KBang, Krong, Mang Yang, An Binh, Son Lang, To Tung, Uar in Gia Lai province.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods, landslides, and subsidence due to rain and floods or currents is level 1. Flash floods and landslides can have very negative impacts on the environment, causing unsafety for people; local traffic jams, affecting the movement of vehicles; affecting production activities and socio-economic activities.
The meteorological agency recommends that functional agencies in localities pay attention to reviewing flow bottlenecks and key locations in the area to have preventive and response measures.
