According to the Northern Hydrometeorological Station, in the next 1 - 3 hours (from 16:30, August 18), Hanoi and neighboring areas will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, with total accumulated rainfall ranging from 20 - 50mm, in some places over 70mm.
This rain will cause localized flooding for many streets with the largest flooding depth commonly from 0.2 - 0.5 m, some places will be flooded deeper. The flooding time is about 20 - 30 minutes, some places are flooded longer; be careful to be inundated in some low-lying areas in the suburbs.
The meteorological agency of the Northern Federation warns that the risk of natural disasters due to flooding is level 1. Heavy rain is likely to cause flooding on some streets, affecting vehicles participating in traffic. In addition, it is necessary to be on guard against landslides in some communes and wards in suburban areas of Hanoi such as Ba Vi, Son Tay, Soc Son, etc.
