Flash flood and landslide warning in 7 northern mountainous provinces

It is forecasted that in the afternoon and evening of May 16, the provinces of Lai Chau, Ha Giang, Son La, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan and Cao Bang will have moderate to heavy rain with rainfall ranging from 20-50mm, with some places experiencing very heavy rain, with rainfall exceeding 80mm. Flash floods are warned on small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes in many districts of the above provinces.

Flash flood and landslide warnings in 7 northern mountainous provinces. Illustrative photo

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the past 6 hours (from 2:00 to 8:00 on May 16), the provinces of Ha Giang, Son La, Yen Bai, Tuyen Quang, Bac Kan and Cao Bang had rain, some places had moderate to heavy rain, some places had very heavy rain such as: Tan Trinh 66.8mm (Ha Giang); Muong Gion 118.2mm (Son La); Ta Hua 69.8mm (Lai Chau); Che Tao 70mm (Yen Bai); Nha Buoi Tieu 100.2mm (Tuyen Quang); Yen Duong 106mm (Bac Kan); Truong Luong 146.4mm (Cao Bang);...

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

It is forecasted that in the next 3-6 hours, the above provinces will continue to have rain with common rainfall from 20-50mm, some places over 80mm.

The meteorological agency warned that heavy rain could cause flash floods on small rivers and streams and landslides on steep slopes in many districts.

List of localities at risk of flash floods and landslides in the next 6 hours:

S TT	Province/City	District
1	Son La	Bac Yen, Mai Son, Muong La, Phu Yen, Quynh Nhai, Song Ma, Thuan Chau, Son La city, Yen Chau
2	Lai Chau	Tan Uyen, Than Uyen
3	Yen Bai	Luc Yen, Mu Cang Chai, Tram Tau, Tran Yen, Van Chan, Van Yen, Yen Binh
3	Ha Giang	Bac Me, Bac Quang, Hoang Su Phi, Quan Ba, Quang Binh, Ha Giang city, Vi Xuyen, Xin Man, Yen Minh
4	Tuyen Quang	Chiem Hoa, Ham Yen, Lam Binh, Na Hang, Son Duong, Tuyen Quang city, Yen Son
5	Bac Kan	Ba Be, Bach Thong, Cho Don, Cho Moi, Na Ri, Ngan Son, Pac Nam, Bac Kan city
6	Cao Bang	Ha Lang, Ha Quang, Hoa An, Nguyen Binh, Quang Hoa, Thach An, Cao Bang city, Trung Khanh

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 timely prevention and response measures.

According to nhandan.vn

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