Da Nang lets students stay home from school to prevent storm No. 4

On the afternoon of September 18, the Departmentof Education and Training of Da Nang City issued a notice for students to stay home from school because the tropical depression is likely to strengthen into a storm, causing heavy rain.

Accordingly, the Department of Education and Training requested heads of units and schools to notify preschool children, students, and trainees across the city to stay home from school on the afternoon of September 18 and all day on September 19. Private universities will proactively decide on students' attendance based on the actual situation.

At the same time, boarding schools should contact parents of preschool children and students about pick-up times, ensuring that preschool children and students are well managed and cared for at school when parents cannot come to pick them up.

Some roads in Da Nang are flooded due to prolonged heavy rain.

The Department of Education and Training of Da Nang requires units to regularly update information on the current situation of tropical depression and heavy rain, maintain contact through many information channels to proactively respond safely, and minimize damage caused by heavy rain.

According to the Central Central Hydrometeorological Station, in the past 6 hours (from 3am to 9am on September 18), there was light to moderate rain in Da Nang, with heavy rain in some places. The total rainfall in some places such as Cam Le was 123.8mm, Hoa Phat was 121.4mm, Hoa Khe was 115.8mm, Ho Thac Gian was 123.8mm, Khe Can was 112.6mm, Hoa Quy was 77mm, Hoa Hai was 74.2mm, Suoi Da was 163mm, Linh Ung Pagoda was 155.8mm, and Suoi Luong was 145mm.

It is forecasted that in the next 6 hours, the districts of Da Nang will continue to have heavy to very heavy rain, with accumulated rainfall in the districts from 50-100mm, in some places over 150mm.

Due to prolonged heavy rain, on the morning of September 18, some roads in Da Nang were flooded 30-50cm deep, causing traffic chaos.

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