Updated bulletin issued at 2:30 PM on August 21st from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 2:00 PM on August 20th to 2:00 PM on August 21st), the area of Phu Tho, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, Bac Ninh provinces, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, has had moderate rain, heavy to very heavy rain such as Ba Hang Doi observation station 170.2mm (Phu Tho); Ban Chat 105.1mm (Lang Son); Ban Sen 171mm (Quang Ninh); Thieu Hop 158.4mm (Thanh Hoa); Nong Truong 15 is 97mm (Nghe An); Son Kim 2 is 93.8mm (Ha Tinh)...
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 will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall commonly in Phu Tho, Quang Ninh from 30-50mm, in some places over 70mm; in Lang Son, Bac Ninh from 30-60mm, in some places over 100mm; in Thanh Hoa from 20-30mm, in some places over 40mm; in Nghe An from 10-20mm, in some places over 30mm; in Ha Tinh from 5-10mm, in some places over 20mm.
In the next 6 hours, there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, and 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.
