According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past hour (from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on June 29), the areas of Ha Giang and Quang Ninh provinces had moderate to heavy rain such as Quang Ngan (Ha Giang) 32.2mm; Long Dinh 55.8mm, Ban Sen 41.5mm (Quang Ninh);...
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 7:40 on June 29), the areas of Ha Giang and Quang Ninh provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 15 - 40mm, some places over 70mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 7:40 on June 29), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially in districts such as Bac Me, Bac Quang, Hoang Su Phi, Quan Ba, Ha Giang City, Vi Xuyen, Yen Minh (Ha Giang); Van Don, Cam Pha City, Ha Long City, Mong Cai City, Quang Yen (Quang Ninh).
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.
