According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 21), the areas of Cao Bang, Lang Son, Thai Nguyen, Ha Tinh, Lam Dong provinces and Da Nang city had moderate rain, some places had heavy rain such as Na Loa hydropower plant with 40.4mm (Cao Bang); Mong An with 54.5mm (Lang Son); Vu Loan with 46.4mm (Thai Nguyen); Huong Long with 67mm (Ha Tinh); Duc Xuyen with 43.6mm (Lam Dong); Ka Dang with 48.8mm (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 of rain in the next 3 - 6 hours (from 4:30 p.m. on September 21), the above provinces will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall ranging from 10 - 30mm, some places over 50mm.
Warning in the next 6 hours (from 4:30 p.m. on September 21), 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.
