On the morning of August 6, quick information to the reporter, Mr. Bui Van Minh - Head of Khieng village, Phu Cuong commune, Tan Lac district said that there had just been a fatal lightning strike in the area.
The incident happened at 4:00 p.m. on August 5. The victim is Ms. BTH (born 1981, residing in Khieng hamlet, Phu Cuong commune).
According to Mr. Minh, at that time, there was heavy rain and thunder in Phu Cuong commune. While working in the fields, she saw it was raining, so Ms. H quickly returned home. However, when only about 300 meters from home, the victim was struck by lightning and died.
According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (August 6), in the Northwest and Viet Bac regions there were scattered showers and thunderstorms, with some places having heavy to very heavy rain.
Rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on August 5 to 7:00 a.m. on August 6 in some places is over 60mm such as: Ha Lang (Tuyen Quang) 123.4mm, Hua Trai (Son La) 113.2mm, Ta Hua (Lai Chau) 102mm, Viet Vinh (Ha Giang) ) 91.2mm...
It is forecasted that on the day and night of August 6, in the Northwest and Viet Bac regions of the North there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally in some places there will be heavy to very heavy rain with rainfall from 15-40mm, locally in some places over 80mm ( Rain concentrates in the evening and night).
During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong winds. Localized heavy rain has the potential to cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on slopes and flooding in low-lying areas. Beware of heavy rain in a short period of time causing flooding in urban areas. Warning of natural disaster risk level due to tornadoes and lightning: level 1.
