The early afternoon news of July 25 from the Thanh Hoa Hydro-meteorological Station said that this afternoon (July 25), it was sunny in Thanh Hoa province with air temperatures at 1 p.m. commonly ranging from 27-29 degrees Celsius, especially at the Hoi station. Spring (Quan Hoa) 31.8 degrees Celsius; relative humidity from 75-85%.
It is forecasted that tomorrow (July 26), the mountainous area of Thanh Hoa will have a hot day with the highest air temperature commonly ranging from 35 - 36 degrees Celsius; Relative humidity is low from 55 - 65%.
On July 27, the mountainous area of Thanh Hoa continued to be hot, in some places it was extremely hot with the highest temperature commonly ranging from 35-37 degrees Celsius; Some places are above 37 degrees Celsius; Low humidity, from 55-56%.
Due to the effects of heat combined with low air humidity, there is a risk of explosions and fires in residential areas due to increased demand for electricity and the risk of forest fires. In addition, heat can also cause dehydration, exhaustion, and heat stroke to the human body when exposed to high temperatures for a long time.
Previously, during the days from July 23 to 24, there was flood and rain in the Thanh Hoa area due to the impact of storm No. 2.
According to the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Thanh Hoa province, as of the evening of July 24, floods and rains had caused landslides on many traffic routes, causing damage to people's housing projects. and many agricultural production areas were flooded.
Floods caused many houses to be damaged, including Muong Lat district (4 houses), Quan Son district (6 houses), Quan Hoa district (9 houses and 2 temporary tents).
Regarding agricultural production, more than 321 hectares of rice were flooded and damaged. Of which, Muong Lat has 13.7 hectares; Nga Son 247.4 hectares; Bim Son 44.5ha, Ba Thuoc 2.5ha; Quan Son 6.8ha, Quan Hoa 6.4ha.
In Quan Hoa district, Lop Han dam was damaged; 16 waterwheels along Khiet stream, Hien Chung commune were swept away. In Quan Son district, there is a 20m embankment protecting the stream bank in Sa Na village that has peeled off. The cultural house of Xop Huoi village, Na Meo commune, suffered landslides.
Quan Hoa, Muong Lat and Ba Thuoc districts proactively evacuated 51 households/220 people living in areas at risk of being affected by natural disasters to safe places (In which: Quan Hoa 12 households/50 people; Muong Lat 38 households/164 people; Ba Thuoc 1 household/6 people).