Wards and communes need to proactively plan response, especially in areas likely to be strongly affected.
According to the late afternoon update of July 20 of the Northern Hydrometeorological Station, from the night of July 21, the northern and western areas of Hanoi, including the forecast points such as: Bat Bat, Ba Vi, Son Tay, Xuan Mai, Hoa Lac, Quoc Oai, Hoai Duc, Soc Son, will start to have winds gradually increasing to level 4-5, gusting to level 6.
Meanwhile, the southern and central areas of Hanoi including the following locations: Tu Liem, Thuong Cat, Dong Anh, Phu Xuyen, Van Dinh, Chuong My, Thanh Tri, Thanh Oai, Ba Dinh, Lang, Gia Lam, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai, Hoan Kiem, Ha Dong are forecast to have strong winds of level 4-5, then increase to level 6, gusting to level 7-8. This is an area that is assessed to have a high risk of damage due to strong winds.
Deputy Director of the Northern Hydrometeorological Station Nguyen Van Hiep warned: Strong winds can break trees, damage houses, traffic works and technical infrastructure, threatening people's lives. The risk level of natural disasters due to storms for the southern and central areas of Hanoi is determined at level 3 - a high warning level.
According to the meteorological agency, from July 21 to 23, Hanoi will have moderate rain, heavy rain, and some places will have very heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms. The northern areas of the city such as Me Linh, Dong Anh, and Soc Son will have common rainfall of 80-150mm, some places may exceed 200mm.
The city center, the western and southern areas including Tu Liem, Thuong Cat, Phu Xuyen, Van Dinh, Chuong My, Thanh Tri, Ba Dinh, Lang, Gia Lam, Thanh Xuan, Hoang Mai, Hoan Kiem, Ha Dong, Bat Bat, Ba Vi, Son Tay, Xuan Mai, Hoa Lac, Quoc Oai, Hoai Duc can record rainfall from 100-200mm, even exceeding 300mm in some places.
Prolonged heavy rain caused overload of urban drainage systems, leading to the risk of flooding in residential areas, traffic congestion due to flooding and limited visibility when participating in traffic. slippery conditions, accidents caused by floods and thunderstorms can also occur.
In particular, heavy rain in a short period of time increases the risk of landslides in mountainous areas, low-lying areas, and old urban areas that have not had their drainage systems renovated.
In the face of the complicated developments of storm No. 3, localities in affected areas are recommended to deploy disaster prevention plans according to the "4 on-site" motto, strengthen inspection and review of dyke systems, flood prevention works, organize 24/7 duty to promptly handle any possible situations.
