Updated bulletin issued at 3:30 PM from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on June 29), the area of Son La province and Da Nang city had moderate to heavy rain such as Km22 monitoring station 58.6mm, Chieng Xom 47.2mm (Son La); Tra Kot 74.6mm (Da Nang);...
The soil moisture model shows that some areas in the above provinces have been near saturation (over 85%) or reached saturation status.
Warning in the next 3-6 hours, the area of Son La province and Da Nang City will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly from 10 - 30mm, in some places over 60mm.
Warning 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.
Son La: Chieng Khuong, Chieng Lao, Chieng Mung, Mai Son, Muoi Noi, Muong É, Ngoc Chien, Chieng An ward, Phieng Pan, Ta Hoc, Ta Khoa, Van Ho, Yen Chau, Yen Son.
Da Nang City: Tra Lien; Avuong, Ben Giang, Dong Duong, Duy Xuyen, Hiep Duc, La Deê, La Eê, Nam Giang, Nong Son, Phu Thuan, Que Phuoc, Que Son, Que Son Trung, Tay Giang, Thu Bon, Viet An.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods, landslides, 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; civil and economic works causing damage to 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.
