Updated bulletin issued at 9:30 am on July 16 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 6 hours (from 3 am to 9 am on July 16), the mountainous and midland provinces of the Northern region had moderate to heavy rain, with very heavy rain in some places such as Hua Bum 117.2mm observation station (Lai Chau); Huoi So 136.2mm (Dien Bien); Chieng Khau 135.2mm (Son La); Minh Tien 108mm (Lao Cai); Thanh Long 100.4mm (Tuyen Quang); Ngoc Phai 76mm (Thai Nguyen);...
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 3-6 hours, the mountainous and midland areas of the Northern region will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly from 30 - 50mm, in some places over 90mm.
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, 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.
