Recorded by reporters in Lang Son on the same morning, torrential rain poured down, causing many streets to be flooded, making it extremely difficult for vehicles to move.
Updated data shows that rainfall in Huu Lung has exceeded the 64mm mark. At the same time, Bac Ninh also suffered heavy rain with Bo Ha measuring station recording 94mm; Pa Ve Su 4 station (Lai Chau) is 83.2mm.
According to the latest updated bulletin from the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, a wide strip of provinces from the Northwest to the Northeast is recording record rainfall.
In Quang Ninh, torrential rain caused Cam Pha station to measure rainfall up to 235.8mm in the past 24 hours; Duong Huy recorded 156.2mm.
In Tuyen Quang, Dong Tam recorded 182.2mm of rain. Thai Nguyen (Nam Hoa station) is 89.8mm.
The areas of Lao Cai (Nghia Do 114mm), Phu Tho (Tan Pheo 122.8mm) and Son La (Muong Khoa 103.8mm) also recorded moderate to very heavy rain in just the past 12 hours.
The meteorological agency especially noted that the soil moisture model in all provinces located in the rainy center has reached or exceeded the threshold of 85%, soil and rocks are saturated, creating a very high risk of landslides.
It is forecasted that in the next 3 - 6 hours, rainfall in Quang Ninh, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho will continue to increase from 40 - 80mm, in some places over 130mm.
Son La, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Lang Son provinces will have rain from 10 - 40mm, in some places over 80mm. Son La needs to be especially wary of extreme combinations: thunderstorms, hail and strong gusts of wind.
Key areas warning of flash floods and landslides (Level 1):
Quang Ninh: Cam Pha, Duong Huy, mountainous areas and urban districts...
Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho: Communes, steep hillsides and banks of small rivers and streams.
Lao Cai, Son La, Lai Chau: Prominent high mountainous areas, with the risk of loose rocks falling and slipping.
Lang Son, Bac Ninh: Be vigilant against urban flooding and localized hill and mountain landslides.
With the soil already saturated with water, subsidence and landslides can occur unexpectedly, even when the rain has stopped or completely stopped.
These extreme phenomena directly threaten people's lives and the risk of cutting off key routes.
The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control requests provinces and cities to urgently review high-risk points, riverbanks, streams, and low-lying areas to warn or organize timely relocation of people. People should absolutely not collect firewood or wade through spillways when the water flows strongly.
Some images recorded by PV in Lang Son:
