Beware of flash floods and landslides in Kon Tum and Lam Dong

It is forecasted that this afternoon and evening (April 14), the Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces will continue to have rain with average rainfall of 20-40mm, some places over 70mm. Heavy rains and floods can cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the districts of Dak Glei, Dak Ha, Kon Ray, Ngoc Hoi, Tu Mo Rong (Kon Tum province); Lac Duong, Lam Ha, Da Lat city (Lam Dong).

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In the past hour (from 13:00 to 14:00 on April 14), Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces had moderate to heavy rain such as: Dak Sao 42.6mm (Kon Tum); Dak Wer, Suoi Vang 37.8mm (Lam Dong),...

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in the next 3-6 hours, the Kon Tum and Lam Dong provinces will continue to have rain with common rainfall from 20-40mm, in some places over 70mm.

It is forecasted that in the next 6 hours, there is a risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially in the districts of Dak Glei, Dak Ha, Kon Ray, Ngoc Hoi, Tu Mo Rong (Kon Tum province); Lac Duong, Lam Ha, Da Lat city ( Lam Dong ).

The meteorological agency warns that 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.

Local authorities should pay attention to checking the flow bottlenecks and vulnerable locations in the area to take preventive and response measures.

Weather forecast in regions across the country from the night of April 14 to April 16:

Northern region: Rain in some places, sunny in the afternoon.

North and Central Central regions: There will be showers and thunderstorms in some places.

Other areas: In the evening and at night, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places, especially in the Southern Central Highlands and the South, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places; sunny during the day, with some hot weather in the South.

The meteorological agency notes that thunderstorms may include tornadoes, lightning, hail, and strong gusts of wind.

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/de-phong-lu-quet-sat-lo-dat-tai-kon-tum-va-lam-dong-249340.html