According to information from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 6 hours (from 11pm on October 14 to 5am on October 15), the province has had moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places.
Some areas recorded heavy rainfall including Ta Sa 107.4mm, Truong Luong 102mm, Duc Long 61.7mm...
Soil moisture models show that some areas in the province are nearly saturated (over 85%) or are in a saturated state.
It is forecasted that in the next 6 hours, rain will continue in many areas in the province, with common rainfall from 10 - 30mm.
Soil moisture models continue to show that many places have reached or exceeded the saturatation threshold, increasing the risk of landslides and land subsidence in mountainous areas, along rivers and streams.
Experts warn that flash floods and landslides can seriously affect the environment, threaten people's lives, clog traffic, damage works, and cause severe damage to production, daily life and socio-economic life.
In recent days, the circulation of storm No. 11 has caused heavy to very heavy rain in Cao Bang province, causing many areas to be severely flooded and landslides. According to initial statistics, floods have killed 7 people and injured 5 others; more than 14,000 houses have collapsed, had their roofs blown off, had their foundations collapsed or were flooded.
In addition, more than 11,000 hectares of rice, crops and crops were flooded, broken and buried. Thousands of livestock and poultry died and were swept away.
Many residential areas were isolated and isolated; major traffic routes, schools, medical facilities, irrigation works, electricity and water systems, etc. were severely damaged.
According to estimates, the total damage after two consecutive storms is up to more than 3,000 billion VND.
Notably, less than a week ago, the circulation of storm No. 10 also caused severe damage to this northern "fence" province.
