Updated bulletin issued at 10:30 am on April 26 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 3 hours (from 7:00 am to 10:00 am on April 26), the area of Dien Bien and Son La provinces had moderate to heavy rain such as the monitoring station: Sin Chai 70mm, Huoi So 60.2mm (Dien Bien); Chieng Khay 49.6mm (Son La);...
Warning in the next 3-6 hours, the area of Dien Bien and Son La provinces will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly from 30 - 50mm, in some places over 80mm.
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 such as Chieng Sinh, Muong Mun, Muong Lay ward, Pu Nhung, Quai To, Sang Nhe, Sin Chai, Sinh Phinh, Tua Chua, Tua Thang, Tuan Giao of Dien Bien and Binh Thuan provinces, Chieng Hoa, Chieng La, Chieng Lao, Muong Chien, Muong E, Muong John, Muong Sai, Ngoc Chien, Quynh Nhai, Thuan Chau of Son La province.
The meteorological agency warns that the level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods, landslides, and subsidence due to rain, floods, or currents is level 1.
Flash floods and landslides can have very negative impacts on the environment, threatening people's lives; causing local traffic congestion, affecting the movement of vehicles; destroying civil and economic works, causing damage to production activities and socio-economic activities.
Proposing functional agencies in localities to pay attention to reviewing bottlenecks and key locations in the area to have preventive and response measures.
Previously, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting also forecast that on the day and night of April 26, the Northwest region will have scattered showers and thunderstorms with rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm. In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.
From April 27, the North will be cloudy, with rain, scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. Rain will concentrate in the late afternoon and night.
