According to Tuyen Quang Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, from the morning of June 29 to the morning of July 1, moderate to heavy rain continued to occur in the province, with very heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places.
Total rainfall is commonly from 70 - 200mm, many places may exceed 300mm.
In particular, there is a risk of heavy rain intensity over 100mm in 3 hours, concentrated in the late afternoon, night and morning.
In the past 24 hours, many areas in the province recorded very heavy rainfall, such as Xuan Lap (Lam Binh) 211mm; Tan Lap 1 and Tan Lap 2 (Tan Quang) 169mm; Bach Ngoc 148mm and Thuong Lam 145mm.
It is forecasted that during this rain spell, Lam Binh, Na Hang, and Chiem Hoa communes will have common rainfall from 80 - 200mm, with some places over 250-300mm; Ham Yen, Yen Son, Son Duong communes and the central area of the province from 70-120mm, with some places over 200mm.
The meteorological agency warns of a high risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous communes, along rivers and streams, especially in areas with steep terrain. Disaster risk level due to heavy rain is warned at level 1.
Previously, from the night of June 28 to the early morning of June 29, due to the impact of prolonged heavy rain, many landslides and rocks occurred in Tuyen Quang province, causing traffic jams on roads to the center of some highland communes.
On the road from the center of Lung Cu commune to Seo Lung village - the road leading to the Northernmost point of the Fatherland, heavy rain caused soil and rocks from the positive taluy to collapse onto the road surface, causing traffic obstruction.
A similar situation occurred on the road to Son Vi commune, the pine hill area on the road to the center of Dong Van commune, causing traffic disruption.
In Lam Binh commune, prolonged heavy rain caused the water in the streams to rise, causing flash floods in many areas of the area.
The locality recorded 23 households in Lung Gieng village suffering damage, of which 16 houses were flooded, swept away and damaged many properties; 7 households had to be urgently relocated to a safe place.
40 hectares of newly planted rice were buried, hundreds of poultry and many buffaloes and cows were swept away by the water.
Immediately after the natural disaster occurred, localities mobilized forces to support people, overcome landslides, and traffic jams to ensure safety.
