According to data from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 12 hours (from 4:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on June 8), Lai Chau province has had moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places.
In the past 2 hours (from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on June 8), the areas of Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, Quang Nam to Phu Yen and Lam Dong provinces have had moderate rain, some places have had heavy rain such as: Tan Lac (Hoa Binh) 53.6mm; Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) 39.4mm; Dong Giang (Quang Nam) 41mm;...
Soil moisture models show that some areas in the above provinces are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.
In the next 3 - 6 hours (from 5:00 p.m. on June 8), the above provinces will continue to have rain. The common accumulated rainfall in Hoa Binh area is 30 - 50mm rain in some places over 80mm, the area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh has 20 - 50mm rain in some places over 80mm.
The area from Quang Nam to Phu Yen will have rain of 30 - 50mm with a drop of over 80mm.
Lam Dong province will have rain with rainfall of 20 -50mm, some places over 80mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 5:00 p.m. on June 8), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in many districts.
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 a very negative impact on the environment, threatening people's lives; causing local traffic congestion, affecting the movement of vehicles; destroying civil and economic works, causing damage to production activities and socio-economic activities.
The meteorological agency recommends that local authorities pay attention to reviewing bottlenecks and vulnerable locations in the area to take preventive and response measures.
