Updated bulletin issued at 4:40 PM on September 14 from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 4:00 PM on September 13 to 4:00 PM on September 14), the area of provinces/cities from Thanh Hoa to Quang Tri had heavy rain, with very heavy rain in some places such as Dinh Hoa 182mm (Thanh Hoa); Nong Truong 15 about 210mm (Nghe An); Ky Thuong 262.8mm (Ha Tinh); Hoa Thanh 270.8mm (Quang Tri);...
In the past 6 hours (from 7 am to 1 pm on September 14), the areas of Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh and Gia Lai provinces had moderate to heavy rain such as Ta Si Lang 69.2mm (Lao Cai); Mi Hoa 11.6mm (Phu Tho); Cua Ong 44.6mm (Quang Ninh); Canh Thuan 78.8mm (Gia Lai).
The soil moisture model shows that some areas in the above provinces/cities 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 Lao Cai, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh with rain from 20 - 50mm, in some places over 80mm; Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Tri from 10 - 30mm, in some places over 50mm, Gia Lai with rain from 5 - 20mm, in some places over 40mm.
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.
