According to the Ministry, in recent days, heavy rains have occurred in the northern mountainous areas, causing serious damage to people and property in some localities, especially flash floods and landslides in Ba Be district, Bac Kan province, killing 4 people and injuring 3 others.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from the night of May 22 to May 24, the Northern region is likely to experience a period of moderate rain, heavy rain, locally very heavy rain with total rainfall from 70-150mm, some places over 250mm; from the evening and night of May 23 to the night of May 24, the North Central region will have rain from 40-100mm, some places over 150mm; locally rain with high intensity over 80mm may appear in 3 hours.
To proactively respond to heavy rain, floods, flash floods, and landslides, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment recommends that provinces and cities closely monitor forecasts and warnings about heavy rain, floods, flash floods, landslides and provide timely and complete information to local authorities and people to proactively prevent them.
Deploy shock forces to inspect and review residential areas along rivers, streams, low-lying areas, areas at risk of flooding, flash floods, and landslides to proactively clear the flow in areas with congestion and congestion; organize the relocation and evacuation of people to safe places.
Organize forces to guard, control, support and guide to ensure safe traffic for people and vehicles, especially at culverts, spillways, areas with deep flooding, fast-flowing water, areas where landslides have occurred or are at risk of landslides; resolutely do not allow people and vehicles to pass through if safety is not guaranteed; do not let unfortunate damage to people occur due to carelessness and subjectivity; arrange forces, materials, and means to overcome incidents, ensuring smooth traffic on major traffic routes when heavy rain occurs.
Prepare a flood-proof drainage plan to protect production, industrial parks, urban areas, and residential areas.
Prepare forces and means for rescue when required.
Direct local broadcasting and advertising agencies and mass media agencies to increase information about the developments of heavy rain to authorities and people at all levels.
The agency seriously and regularly reports to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (through the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control).
