On the morning of April 17, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning made the sky in Thai Nguyen dark. Heavy rain right at the beginning of the morning affected many people going to work and school.
The black sky accompanied by heavy thunderstorms also worried many people.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa (Phan Dinh Phung ward) said that the sky changed from gloomy to dark in just a short time.
Thick, low clouds covered the entire space, blocking the light.
Vision is clearly limited, many families have to turn on electric lights to live even though it is already past 7-8 am," Ms. Hoa said.
According to PV's records, by 9:30 am, many areas had stopped raining, and the sky gradually turned bright. After prolonged thunderstorms, flooding appeared in many areas in the center of Thai Nguyen province.
Flooding areas can be mentioned such as Hoang Gia, Minh Cau, Hoang Van Thu, Thai Nguyen University...
Prolonged heavy rain prevented water from escaping in time, causing localized flooding. People and vehicles encountered difficulties in traffic.
Functional agencies have also been present in some areas to guide and divert traffic.
According to information from the People's Committee of Dai Phuc commune, heavy rain accompanied by strong gusts of wind this morning caused a tree to fall, killing a woman selling sticky rice on the spot. Currently, functional forces are present at the scene to deploy rescue and relief.
Faced with complicated weather developments, functional agencies recommend that people should limit movement when there are thunderstorms. Especially avoid sheltering under large trees or near unsafe structures.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, due to the influence of cold air compressing low pressure troughs combined with wind convergence above 1,500m, last night and early morning of April 17, some northern mountainous provinces had showers and thunderstorms, locally with moderate to heavy rain.
Forecast, today the Northern region will have rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms with rainfall from 20 - 40mm, locally very heavy rain over 80mm; nighttime rain gradually decreases; the weather turns cool.
