Unseasonal rain lasting for many hours, almost throughout the morning of February 27, caused localized flooding in many areas in Ca Mau province, disrupting production and daily life of people.
According to the Ca Mau Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, through monitoring weather radar images in the last 3 hours, convective clouds have developed strongly over many areas such as Chau Thoi, Phuoc Long, Vinh Thanh, Ganh Hao, Long Dien, Dong Hai, Hong Dan, Ninh Quoi, Vinh My and tend to expand and move in the east-northeast direction to west-southwest. These cloud masses cause widespread showers and thunderstorms, accompanied by the risk of tornadoes, strong gusts of wind and lightning strikes.
Notably, some measuring stations recorded very large unseasonal rainfall. In Ca Mau, Ward 8 station measured rainfall up to 121mm, Cau So 2 station recorded 120mm.
Heavy rain concentrated in a short time caused the urban drainage system to be overloaded, causing localized flooding in many residential areas.
In Bac Lieu ward, prolonged rain has flooded many central roads such as Tran Phu, Vo Van Kiet, Ton Duc Thang, Hoa Binh extended. Especially, on some sections of Tran Phu street, water flooded into people's houses, affecting daily life and business. Many households have to use pumps to pump water out to limit damage.
The rain is not heavy but prolonged and unusual compared to the dry season, causing many difficulties for drainage.
According to the forecast of the meteorological agency, in the coming time, thunderstorms are likely to continue and spread to neighboring areas such as Vinh Phuoc, Phong Hiep, Phong Thanh, Dinh Thanh, An Trach, Vinh Loc, Ninh Thanh Loi, An Xuyen, Hoa Thanh, Ta An Khuong. Common rainfall from 5-15mm, in some places over 15mm. Disaster risk level due to tornadoes, lightning, and hail is warned at level 1.
Functional sectors recommend that people continue to monitor weather developments, limit going out when it rains heavily, proactively prevent tornadoes and lightning and protect property and production from unseasonal weather developments.
