According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 12 hours (from 2:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on August 19), the areas of Son La, Lang Son, Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoa provinces have had rain, some places have had moderate to heavy rain such as: Muong Sai 108.4mm (Son La); Mau Son 119.5mm (Lang Son); Co To 111.1m (Quang Ninh); Quang Chieu 112.6mm (Thanh Hoa);...
In the past 3 hours (from 11:00 to 14:00 on August 19), Cao Bang province has had rain, some places have had moderate to heavy rain such as: Kham Thanh 63.9mm, Trung Khanh 46mm, Minh Tam 40.2mm,...
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 14:40 on August 19), the above provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall in Son La, Cao Bang, Quang Ninh and Thanh Hoa from 20 - 50mm, some places over 70mm; Lang Son from 10 - 30mm, some places over 50mm.
Warning in the next 6 hours (from 2:40 p.m. on August 19), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in many communes/wards.
The meteorological agency warns that the risk of natural disasters due to flash floods, landslides, and land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow is level 1.
Flash floods and landslides can have serious impacts on the environment, threaten people's lives; cause local traffic congestion, affect the movement of vehicles; civil works and economic infrastructure, causing damage to production activities and social life.
The meteorological agency recommends that localities proactively review flow bottlenecks and vulnerable areas to take timely preventive and response measures to the above risks.
