According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours from 9:00 a.m. on November 20 to 9:00 a.m. on November 21, the provinces from Gia Lai to Lam Dong had moderate to heavy rain such as: Ho Quang Hien 98mm (Gia Lai); Song Hinh 268.8mm (Dak Lak); Suoi Sung - Hoa Son 332.6mm (Khanh Hoa); Da Chais 86.2mm (Lam Dong);...
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, the above provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall as follows: Gia Lai, Lam Dong from 10 - 20mm, some places over 40mm; Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa from 20 - 40mm, some places over 60mm.
In the next 6 hours, 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; Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa are level 2.
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.
