Updated bulletin issued at 2:30 PM on September 8th from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on September 8th), the area of Quang Ninh, Quang Ngai provinces and Da Nang city had moderate to heavy rain such as Quat Dong 51mm observation station (Quang Ninh); Hanh Dung 62mm (Quang Ngai); Tam Loc 81mm, Phuoc Ha Lake Head 70mm (Da Nang city);...
The soil moisture model shows that some areas in the above provinces and cities have been near saturation (over 85%) or reached saturation status.
Warning in the next 6 hours, the above provinces and cities will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly in Quang Ninh about 10 - 30mm, in some places over 50mm; Quang Ngai and Da Nang city 20 - 40mm, in some places over 90mm.
Risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes in many communes/wards.
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, 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.
