On September 12, Mr. Le Van Vin - Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Son Ha commune said that due to heavy rain in recent days, from the morning of September 12, water began to overflow the Thach Nham overflowing bridge.
Currently, the bridge surface is flooded about 5cm. Local authorities have arranged forces to set up checkpoints, be on duty and place warning signs, not allowing people to pass through dangerous areas.
Previously, to serve the construction of the spillway and access road, cars temporarily stopped traveling through Thach Nham spillway from August 17. On September 7, motorbikes and cars were allowed to circulate again.
Thach Nham spillway is being repaired, repairing damage to the spillway and embankment in the downstream area of Thach Nham dam. In heavy rain conditions, people need to comply with warning signs and instructions from functional forces, and do not arbitrarily cross the bridge when water is still overflowing the bridge surface," Mr. Le Van Vin emphasized.
According to the Quang Ngai Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, in the past 24 hours, Quang Ngai province has had moderate rain, heavy rain, and very heavy rain in some places. Rainfall from 3:00 AM on September 11th to 3:00 AM on September 12th was commonly from 40 - 100mm; the mountainous and coastal plains in the north had higher rainfall, from 100 - 220mm. In Son Mua (Son Tay Thuong commune), rainfall was over 220mm; Tra Thanh, Tra Hiep, Tra Phu, Binh Dong areas (Thanh Bong commune), rainfall from 146mm to over 220mm; Tra Nham, Huong Tra areas (Tay Tra Bong commune) nearly 190mm...
Quang Ngai Provincial Hydrometeorological Station forecasts that in the period from September 12-14, Quang Ngai province will continue to have moderate to heavy rain, with very heavy rain in some places today and scattered thunderstorms. Specifically, the eastern and mountainous areas are likely to have rainfall from 100 - 170mm, with some places over 200mm; the western area is likely to have from 60 - 100mm, with some places over 130mm.
According to forecasts from the Quang Ngai Provincial Hydrometeorological Station, due to the impact of heavy rain, it is possible to cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; floods and flash floods on rivers and streams, and landslides on slopes.
In thunderstorms, it is necessary to watch out for the possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts of wind.
