Updated bulletin issued at 4:30 PM on June 4th from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 3 hours (from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM on June 4th), the area of Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang and Quang Ninh provinces had moderate rain, with heavy rain in some places such as: Ta Cu Ty 50mm (Lao Cai); Nam Dan 81.5mm (Tuyen Quang); Nhan Mon 42.6mm (Thai Nguyen); Tam Kim 32mm (Cao Bang); Quang Lam 48.8mm (Quang Ninh);...
Warning in the next 3-6 hours, the above provinces will continue to have rain with common rainfall in Lao Cai, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen and Cao Bang from 20 - 50mm, in some places over 80mm; in Quang Ninh from 20 - 40mm, in some places over 60mm.
Warning in the next 6 hours, there is a 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, 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 functional agencies in localities pay attention to reviewing flow bottlenecks and key locations in the area to have preventive and response measures.
