Flash flood and landslide warning in 16 provinces in the North, Central and Central Highlands

The meteorological agency warned that heavy rain could cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams; and landslides on steep slopes.

Many traffic routes in Lai Chau province were blocked due to landslides (illustrative photo)

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on June 8, the areas of Hoa Binh, Dien Bien, Son La, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan , Thai Nguyen, Lang Son, Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, Quang Nam to Phu Yen and Lam Dong provinces will continue to have rain with common accumulated rainfall as follows: Hoa Binh area has rain from 30 - 50 mm, some places over 80 mm, the area from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh has rain from 20 - 50 mm, some places over 80 mm. The area from Quang Nam to Phu Yen has rain from 30 - 50 mm, some places over 80 mm. Lam Dong province has rain from 20 - 50 mm, some places over 80 mm.

The provinces of Dien Bien , Son La, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, and Lang Son continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall ranging from 20 - 50 mm, with some places over 60 mm.

Risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially in the districts: Nam Nhun, Phong Tho, Sin Ho, Tam Duong, Tan Uyen, Lai Chau city, Than Uyen (Lai Chau province); Cao Phong, Da Bac, Kim Boi, Lac Son, Lac Thuy, Luong Son, Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Yen Thuy (Hoa Binh province); Dien Bien, Dien Bien Dong, Muong Ang, Muong Cha, Muong Nhe, Nam Po, Dien Bien Phu city, Tua Chua, Tuan Giao, Muong Lay town (Dien Bien province); Mai Son, Muong La, Quynh Nhai, Song Ma, Sop Cop, Thuan Chau, Son La city (Son La province); Chiem Hoa, Son Duong, Yen Son (Tuyen Quang province); Ba Be, Bach Thong, Cho Don, Cho Moi, Na Ri, Ngan Son, Bac Kan city (Bac Kan province); Dai Tu, Dinh Hoa, Phu Luong (Thai Nguyen province); Bac Son, Binh Gia, Cao Loc, Chi Lang, Dinh Lap, Loc Binh, Lang Son city, Van Lang, Van Quan (Lang Son province);

Ba Thuoc, Cam Thuy, Ngoc Lac, Nhu Thanh, Nhu Xuan, Nong Cong, Quan Hoa, Quan Son, Thach Thanh, Thieu Hoa, Tho Xuan, Thuong Xuan, Trieu Son, Vinh Loc, Yen Dinh (Thanh Hoa province); Con Cuong, Ky Son, Quy Chau, Quy Hop, Tuong Duong (Nghe An province); Cam Xuyen, Huong Khe, Thach Ha, Vu Quang (Ha Tinh province); Bac Tra My, Dai Loc, Dong Giang, Hiep Duc, Nam Giang, Nam Tra My, Phuoc Son, Que Son, Tay Giang (Quang Nam province); Ba To, Minh Long, Son Ha, Son Tay, Tra Bong (Quang Ngai province); An Lao, Hoai An, Phu Cat, Tay Son, Vinh Thanh (Binh Dinh province); Phu Hoa, Son Hoa, Song Hinh (Phu Yen province); Bao Lam, Da Huoai, Di Linh, Don Duong, Duc Trong, Lam Ha, Bao Loc city, Da Lat city (Lam Dong province).

Warning level of natural disaster risk due to flash floods, landslides, land subsidence due to heavy rain or level 1 flow.

Heavy rain can cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes.

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 hydrometeorological agency noted that people need to regularly monitor the latest hydrometeorological forecast information on the official mass media of the Central and local levels to proactively respond, and at the same time recommended that the authorities in the affected localities pay attention to reviewing the flow bottlenecks and vulnerable locations in the area to take preventive measures.

According to the guidance of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment), in the face of the above situation, affected areas should closely monitor developments of heavy rain, floods, flash floods, landslides, and promptly and fully inform authorities at all levels and people to proactively prevent, respond, and minimize damage.

Localities deploy shock forces to inspect and review residential areas along rivers, streams, and low-lying areas to proactively organize the relocation and evacuation of people in areas at high risk of deep flooding, flash floods, and landslides; organize forces ready to control and direct traffic, and place warning signs, especially through culverts, spillways, and areas with deep flooding and fast-flowing water; proactively arrange forces, materials, and means to overcome incidents, ensuring smooth traffic on main traffic routes when heavy rain occurs...

From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on June 8, the areas from Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh, Quang Nam to Phu Yen and Lam Dong provinces had moderate rain, some places had heavy rain such as: Tan Lac (Hoa Binh) 53.6 mm, Huong Khe (Ha Tinh) 39.4 mm; Da Huoai (Lam Dong) 37.2 mm; Dong Giang (Quang Nam) 41 mm;...

From 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on June 8, there was moderate rain in the provinces of Tuyen Quang and Dien Bien, with heavy rain in some places such as: Muong Lan (Dien Bien) 68 mm, Kim Quan (Tuyen Quang) 39.6 mm.

In the past 12 hours (from 4:00 to 16:00 on June 8), Lai Chau province has had moderate to heavy rain, and some places have had very heavy rain such as: Muong Khoa 1 271.8 mm, Muong Khoa 228.4 mm... Soil moisture models show that some areas in the above provinces are nearly saturated (over 85%) or have reached a saturated state.

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