According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 12:00 to 14:00 on July 11), the areas of Dien Bien, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen and Ha Tinh provinces have had moderate to heavy rain such as: Muong Luan (Dien Bien) 43mm; Nam Ty (Son La) 80.5mm; Tri Phu (Tuyen Quang) 34.2mm; Linh Thong (Thai Nguyen) 35.2mm;...
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 (from 2:30 p.m. on July 11), it is forecasted that the above provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall in Dien Bien, Son La and Ha Tinh from 20 - 40mm, some places over 70mm; rainfall in Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen from 30 - 50mm, some places over 80mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 14:30 on July 11), 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.
