According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 3 hours (from 5am to 8am on 15/8), Lai Chau province has had moderate to heavy rain. Some places have heavy rainfall in Lai Chau such as: Pa Ve Su 89mm, Pa Do 47.3mm...
Data on soil moisture models shows that many areas in the province have reached the threshold of Celsiusation or near Celsiusation (over 85%).
In the next 3 - 6 hours (from 8:30 a.m. on June 15), Lai Chau province will continue to have rain, with accumulated rainfall ranging from 10 - 30mm, some places over 50mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 8:30 a.m. on June 15), there is a high risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams and landslides on steep slopes in Lai Chau province, especially in the districts of Muong Te, Nam Nhon, Phong Tho, Sin Ho.
The warning level of natural disaster risk 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.
Local authorities need to proactively review flow bottlenecks and vulnerable areas to take timely preventive and response measures.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, currently, some other provinces in the mountainous areas of the North have local thunderstorms.
It is forecasted that in the evening and night of June 15, the mountainous and midland areas of the North will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with common rainfall of 10 - 30mm, locally over 60mm.
The meteorological agency warns that there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind during thunderstorms. The warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.
