On July 8, information from Lai Chau Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, from 7 pm on July 7 to 8 am on July 8, showers and thunderstorms appeared on a large scale in the province, with locally heavy to very heavy rain. Common rainfall from 15-100mm.
Some areas recorded heavy rainfall such as Khong Lao 141.2mm, Nam Hang 1 129.2mm, Dao San 2 124.6mm, Nam Xe 117.4mm and Muong Mo 107mm.
The meteorological agency forecasts that from July 8 to the night of July 9, due to the influence of a low pressure trough with its axis passing through the Northern region combined with wind convergence at an altitude of 5,000m, Lai Chau province will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, with very heavy rain in some places and thunderstorms.
The common total rainfall in the period is from 50-150mm, some places may be higher.
In thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind. In particular, the meteorological agency warns of the risk of heavy rain with intensity over 100mm in 3 hours.
From July 11, rain in the province tends to decrease, with scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with common rainfall from 10-40mm, in some places higher.
Lai Chau Provincial Hydrometeorological Station assesses the level of natural disaster risk due to heavy rain at level 1.
Prolonged heavy rain increases the risk of landslides in hilly areas with steep terrain, and can also cause flash floods on small rivers and streams.
Thunderstorms, tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind can also break trees, damage houses, traffic works and infrastructure.
Previously, heavy rain from the night of July 5 to the morning of July 6 caused flash floods and landslides in many localities of Lai Chau province, killing 1 person and causing damage to production and transportation.
The victim is Ms. Sung Thi Si (born in 1981, residing in Pu Dao village, Le Loi commune), who was swept away by floodwaters while moving. After many hours of searching, functional forces found the victim's body and handed it over to her family.
Floods also caused about 21 hectares of newly planted summer-autumn rice to be flooded and buried; many aquaculture ponds were eroded and broken banks.
On National Highway 12 and National Highway 4H, 12 landslide points appeared with nearly 3,000m3 of soil and rock, causing traffic congestion.
Currently, localities are urgently overcoming the consequences, statistically assessing damage and advising people not to cross underground, overflows, and streams when it rains heavily to ensure safety.
