According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 9:00 a.m. on August 17 to 9:00 a.m. on August 18), the provinces from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh had moderate rain, heavy rain, and some places had very heavy rain such as: Ngoc Lac 108.8mm, Lang Chanh 91mm (Thanh Hoa); Yen Thuong 203.4mm, Cho Trang 185.2mm (Nghe An); Son Hong 119mm, Son Lam 107.6mm (Ha Tinh);...
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 9:30 a.m. on August 18), the above provinces will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall ranging from 10 - 30mm, some places over 60m.
Warning in the next 6 hours (from 9:30 a.m. on August 18), 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 to the above risks.
