According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 2 hours (from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on December 2), the areas of Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces have had moderate to heavy rain such as: Song Pha Km72 70.2mm, Tan Binh Lam Son 52.8mm (Khanh Hoa); D Ran - Don Duong 40.8mm (Lam Dong);...
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 4:30 p.m. on December 2), Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 20 - 40mm, some places over 80mm.
In the next 6 hours (from 4:30 p.m. on December 2), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially in communes/wards such as Lam Son; Anh Dung, Bac Ai Tay, Ninh Son (Khanh Hoa) and Bao Lam 2, Di Linh, Don Duong, D'Ran, Gia Hiep, Hiep Thanh, Hoa Ninh, Ka Do, Nam Ban Lam Ha, Quang Lap, Xuan Huong - Da Lat, Xuan Truong - Da Lat (Lam Dong).
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.
