According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 3:00 p.m. on October 22 to 3:00 p.m. on October 23), the areas from Ha Tinh to Da Nang city had moderate to heavy rain such as: Mac Khe Lake 234.8mm (Ha Tinh); La To Hydropower Dam 133.6mm (Quang Tri); Phu Bai Reservoir 341.2mm (Hue city); Luong stream 160.6mm (Da Nang city)...
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 3:30 p.m. on October 23), the above provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall in Hue city from 30 - 70mm, some places over 100mm; Ha Tinh, Quang Tri provinces and Da Nang city from 20 - 30mm, some places over 70mm.
Warning in the next 6 hours (from 3:30 p.m. on October 23), 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.
