Due to the impact of the prolonged heavy rain in recent days, many landslides have appeared in Dien Bien province, causing traffic congestion. Floods also affected people's lives, when some roads were partially flooded.
Accordingly, Provincial Road 146, from the center of Bung Lao Commune to Muong Lan Commune (Dien Bien Province), soil and rock from the positive slope collapsed, overflowing onto the road surface at some points. More seriously, some sections of the road were flooded with floodwaters and strong currents, making it difficult for vehicles to move.
On National Highway 279 to Chan village (Bung Lao commune, Dien Bien province), a large amount of rock and soil from the positive slope collapsed, burying the road surface, causing traffic jams in Chan village.
In addition, many other provincial roads in Dien Bien province are also at high risk of landslides and traffic insecurity. Especially the routes running through steep hills and mountains with weak soil.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 4 hours (from 6am to 10am on July 1), Dien Bien province has had moderate to heavy rain such as: Phi Nhu 3 66.4mm, Phi Nhu 54.7mm... The soil moisture model shows that some areas in the above province are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.
In the next 3-6 hours, Dien Bien province will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall from 10-30mm, some places over 50mm.
In the next 6 hours, there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above province, especially in the communes/wards: Xa Dung, Muong Lan, Muong Luan, Na Son, Phinh Giang, Pu Nhung, Quai To, Sang Nhe, Tia Dinh, Tuan Giao.
Warning level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods, landslides, land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow level 1.
Warning of flash floods and landslides that can have a very negative impact on the environment, threaten people's lives; cause local traffic congestion, affect the movement of vehicles; destroy civil and economic works, causing damage to production activities and socio-economic activities.
