Warning of flash flood risk in Thanh Hoa in the next 6 hours

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the next 3-6 hours, Thanh Hoa and Phu Tho provinces will continue to have rain with accumulated rainfall ranging from 30-60mm, with some places over 90mm. In the next 6 hours, there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, and landslides on steep slopes in many communes/wards.

Map of flash flood and landslide risk in the areas.

In the past 3 hours (from 13:00 to 16:00 on August 30), the areas of Phu Tho and Thanh Hoa provinces have had moderate and heavy rain such as: Van Mai 53.6mm (Phu Tho); Van Xuan1 71.2mm, Xuan Le 60mm (Thanh Hoa);...

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

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

Warning of the impact of flash floods, landslides, and land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow: Flash floods and landslides can have very negative impacts on the environment, threatening people's lives; causing local traffic congestion, affecting the movement of vehicles; destroying civil and economic works, causing damage to production and socio-economic activities.

Recommend that local authorities pay attention to reviewing bottlenecks and vulnerable locations in the area to take preventive and response measures.

Some communes of Thanh Hoa province are warned of high risk of flash floods and landslides in the next 6 hours:

Ba Thuoc, Cam Tan, Cam Thach, Cam Thuy, Cam Tu, Cam Van, Dien Quang, Ngoc Lien, Quy Luong, Tay Do, Thach Binh, Thach Quang, Thanh Vinh, Thuong Xuan, Van Xuan; Bat Mot, Co Lung, Dien Lu, Dong Luong, Giao An, Hoa Quy, Hoi Xuan, Hop Tien, Kien Tho, Linh Son, Luan Thanh, Luong Son, Mau Lam, Minh Son, Muong Ly, Muong Min, Nam Xuan, Ngoc Lac, Ngoc Trao, Nguyet An, Nhu Thanh, Nhu Xuan, Phu Le, Pu Luong, Tam Lu, Tan Thanh, Thach Lap, Thang Loc, Thanh Ky, Thanh Phong, Thanh Quan, Thiet Ong, Thuong Ninh, Trung Ha, Trung Ly, Van Du, Van Nho, Van Phu, Xuan Binh, Xuan Chinh, Xuan Du, Xuan Tin, Yen Nhan, Yen Phu.

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