According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 11:00 to 13:00 on June 20), the areas of Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Binh Thuan provinces have had moderate rain, some places have had heavy rain such as: Hoa Bac, Di Linh 54mm (Lam Dong); Dak R'Mang (Dak Nong) 47.8mm; Dong Giang (Binh Thuan) 38.9mm;...
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 1:40 p.m. on June 20), Dak Nong, Lam Dong and Binh Thuan provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 20 - 50mm, some places over 70mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 1:40 p.m. on June 20), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially in the districts: Dak Glong, Dak Mil, Dak R'Lap, Dak Song, Krong No, Gia Nghia City, Tuy Duc (Dak Nong); Bao Lam, Di Linh, Duc Trong, Lac Duong, Lam Ha (Lam Dong); Bac Binh, Ham Tan, Ham Thuan Bac, Ham Thuan Nam, Tanh Linh (Binh Thuan).
The warning level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods, landslides, and land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow is level 1.
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.
