According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 18 hours (from 4:00 p.m. on July 21 to 10:00 a.m. on July 22), the Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces have had moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain such as Trieu Son 218.6mm, Thach Quang 203.6mm (Thanh Hoa); Tay Hieu (Nghe An) 157.6mm...
Soil moisture models show that some areas in the above provinces are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.
Warning in the next 3 - 6 hours (from 10:20 on July 22), the above provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 50 - 100mm, some places over 200mm.
Warning in the next 6 hours (from 10:20 on July 22), 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 a very negative impact on the environment, threatening people's lives; causing local traffic congestion, affecting the movement of vehicles; civil and economic works, causing damage to production activities and socio-economic activities.
The meteorological agency recommends that local authorities pay attention to reviewing bottlenecks and vulnerable locations in the area to take preventive and response measures.
Regarding the hydrological situation, the water level on rivers in the Red - Thai Binh river system, Ma river (Thanh Hoa), Ca river (Nghe An) fluctuates and is below alert level 1.
From now (July 22) to July 25, on rivers in the North, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, a flood will occur, with a flood amplitude on rivers from 3 - 5m. During this flood, the flood peak on small rivers, upstream of Thao River, Lo River, Thai Binh River, Hoang Long River, upstream of Ma River, Ca River will rise to alert level 1 - alert level 2; the flood peak downstream of Red River, Ma River, Ca River will be below alert level 1.
There is a high risk of flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, urban areas in the Northern Delta, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An; flash floods and landslides on steep slopes in the mountainous areas of the North, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An.
Real-time warning information for areas at risk of flash floods and landslides is provided online on the website of the Department of Hydrometeorology at: https://luquetsatlo.nchmf.gov.vn and in a separate bulletin warning of flash floods and landslides. The warning level of natural disaster risk due to floods is level 1.
Floods on rivers and streams can cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, affecting activities such as waterway transportation, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's livelihood and socio-economic activities.
