According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 5:00 p.m. on December 21 to 5:00 p.m. on December 22), the areas of provinces/cities from Hue to Quang Ngai have had moderate rain, heavy rain to very heavy rain such as: Tra Thanh 157.4mm, Tra Hiep 133.6mm (Quang Ngai); Tra Don 150.8mm, Ba Na1 147.2mm (Da Nang); Xuan Loc 104.8mm (Hue);...
Soil moisture models show that some areas in the above provinces/cities are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.
Warning in the next 3 - 6 hours (from 5:30 p.m. on December 22), the above provinces/cities will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 10 - 20mm, some places over 40mm.
Warning in the next 6 hours (from 5:30 p.m. on December 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; destroying 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.
