7 provinces and cities have heavy to very heavy rain, warning of dangerous weather in the next 6 hours

The meteorological agency continues to warn of the risk of landslides and flash floods in many communes/wards in the provinces of Ha Tinh, Hue to Khanh Hoa due to continued heavy rain.

It is forecasted that today, November 19, the Central provinces will continue to have heavy rain due to cold air. Photo: Nguyen Luan

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 24 hours (from 9:00 a.m. on November 18 to 9:00 a.m. on November 19), the areas of Ha Tinh province/city and from Hue city to Khanh Hoa have had moderate, heavy to very heavy rain. Some heavy rainfall monitoring points are Cau Treo 122mm (Ha Tinh); Rao Trang 4 Hydropower Dam 118.8mm (Hue city); Tra Kot 238.8mm ( Da Nang city); Ba Dien 383.6mm (Quang Ngai); Van Canh 474mm (Gia Lai); Song Hinh 4 589.1mm (Dak Lak); Khanh Binh 285.5mm (Khanh Hoa)...

Soil moisture models show that some areas in the above provinces are close to saturation (over 85%) or have reached saturation.

In the next 3-6 hours (from 9:40 a.m. on November 19), the above provinces/cities will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall as follows: Ha Tinh, Hue City 10-30mm, some places over 50mm; Da Nang City and Quang Ngai 20-40mm, some places over 80mm; Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa 50-100mm, some places over 180mm; Dak Lak 80-180mm, some places over 300mm.

In the next 6 hours (from 9:40 a.m. on November 19), there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes in many communes and wards.

Updated list of areas at risk of flash floods and landslides in the next 6 hours (from 10:30 a.m. on November 18). Source: National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting

The meteorological agency warns that the risk of natural disasters caused by flash floods, landslides, and land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow is level 1; Da Nang city level 2; Dak Lak level 3.

Flash floods and landslides can have very negative impacts on the environment, threaten people's lives; cause local traffic congestion, affect the movement of vehicles; destroy civil and economic works, causing damage to production and socio-economic activities.

The meteorological agency recommends that local authorities pay attention to reviewing bottlenecks and vulnerable locations in the area to take preventive and response measures.

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