According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on the night of June 17 and the morning of June 18, the Northern, Central Highlands and Southern regions will have some places with heavy to very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7pm on June 17 to 8am on June 18 was over 60mm in some places such as: Bach Ngoc (Ha Giang) 120.2mm, Viet Yen (Bac Giang) 62.8mm, Ea RBin (Dak Lak) 109.2mm, Buon Choah (Dak Nong) 87.2mm, Nghia Trung (Binh Phuoc) 98.2mm...
In the mountainous and midland areas of the North on the day and night of June 18, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall from 10 - 30mm, locally over 70mm.
The meteorological agency added that the soil moisture model shows that some areas in Lai Chau province are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.
In the next 3 - 6 hours (from 9:30 a.m. on June 18), the above province will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall ranging from 20 - 40mm, some places over 60mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 9:30 a.m. on June 18), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above province, especially in the districts: Muong Te, Tam Duong, Phong Tho, Nam Nhon.
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.
The meteorological agency recommends that localities proactively review flow bottlenecks and vulnerable areas to take timely preventive and response measures.
The Central Highlands and the South on the day and night of June 18 are forecast to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall from 15 - 40mm, some places over 100mm. The rain will be concentrated in the afternoon and night.
The meteorological agency warns that thunderstorms may cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rains are likely to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas. The warning level of natural disaster risk due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is level 1.
