The North copes with heavy rain, tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds

Authorities and residents work hard to overcome landslides and ensure traffic safety due to landslides in Ha Giang. Photo: baohagiang.vn

The document said that according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on the night of June 20 and the morning of June 21, the mountainous areas of the North had moderate to heavy rain, with some places experiencing extremely heavy rain such as Tan Lap (Ha Giang) 435mm, Nhat Tien (Lang Son) 150mm. The North is forecast to continue to have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with localized heavy rain; thunderstorms are likely to cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind; there is a risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas.

In order to proactively respond and minimize damage, the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control requests the Steering Committees for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and Search and Rescue of provinces and cities to: Organize inspections of areas where heavy rain has occurred to promptly deploy response, rescue, and search forces, and support people to overcome the consequences (if any); deploy shock forces to inspect and review residential areas along rivers, streams, low-lying areas, and areas at high risk of flooding, flash floods, and landslides to proactively clear the flow, organize the evacuation of people when situations occur; closely monitor warning bulletins, forecasts of natural disasters and weather, promptly and regularly notify and guide authorities at all levels and people to proactively prevent and minimize damage; Direct specialized agencies to coordinate with provincial television stations and media agencies, especially at grassroots levels, to propagate, disseminate, and instruct people on how to recognize and respond to thunderstorms with tornadoes, lightning, hail, strong gusts of wind and heavy rain, flash floods, and landslides to minimize damage.

At the same time, the organization is on duty, closely monitoring weather and natural disaster developments, regularly synthesizing reports to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

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