According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 6 hours (from 7am to 1pm on December 3), the areas of Hue, Da Nang and Gia Lai provinces/cities have had moderate to heavy rain, such as: Bach Ma National Park 96mm (Hue city); Tra pet 61.0mm (Da Nang city); Phu My 100mm (Gia Lai);...
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 December 3), the above provinces will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall from 20 - 50mm, some places over 80mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 1:40 p.m. on December 3), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in many communes/wards.
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.
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.
