According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on July 30), Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang provinces have had moderate to heavy rain.
In the next 3 - 6 hours (from 4:30 p.m. on July 30), Lao Cai and Tuyen Quang provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 20 - 40mm, some places over 80mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 4:30 p.m. on July 30), 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 timely preventive and response measures.
