Updated bulletin issued at 8:40 am on September 22nd from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 8 am on September 21st to 8 am on September 22nd), the area of provinces/cities from Hue, Da Nang and Quang Ngai had moderate to heavy rain such as Phong My 116.2mm (Hue city); Phu Ninh Lake Head 222.6mm (Da Nang city); Binh Khuong 150.4mm (Quang Ngai);...
In the past 6 hours (from 2 am to 8 am on September 22nd), the areas of Gia Lai and Dak Lak provinces have had moderate to heavy rain such as Ho Can Hau 67mm (Gia Lai); Xuan Thinh 125mm (Dak Lak);...
The soil moisture model shows that some areas in the above provinces have been near saturation (over 85%) or reached saturation status.
Warning in the next 6 hours, the above provinces/cities will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly in Hue from 5 - 10mm, in some places over 20mm; Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai and Dak Lak from 20 - 30mm, in some places over 60mm.
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, causing local traffic congestion, affecting the movement of vehicles; 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.
