Mr. Hoang Van Dai, Deputy Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, has just informed about flood developments on rivers in the Central region and subsequent warnings.
Accordingly, currently (November 19), floods on Kon River (Gia Lai), Ba River, Krong Ana River (Dak Lak) are rising; Bo River, Huong River (Hue City), and other rivers from Da Nang City to Khanh Hoa are fluctuating.
It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, the flood on Kon River will continue to rise and be above alert level 3, Ba River at Phu Lam station will continue to rise and be above alert level 3 (at the historical flood level in 1993: 5.21m); the flood on Tra Khuc River, Thu Bon River, and Krong Ana River will continue to rise and be above alert level 2.
Heavy rain lasting for many days in Khanh Hoa caused serious flooding on November 17. Photo: Xuan Ngoc
In the next 24 hours, flood levels on major rivers are likely to remain at a very high level, while widespread flooding will occur in provinces from Hue to Khanh Hoa.
Mr. Dai said that in the face of these dangerous developments, at 9:00 a.m. this morning, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued a level 4 disaster risk warning for the eastern region of Dak Lak province.
“This is an especially serious warning level, issued when the area encounters a dangerous combination of: major floods, flash floods and landslides, which can cause great damage to life, property and infrastructure,” Mr. Dai emphasized.
In addition, river basins from Hue to Khanh Hoa province are also forecast at level 3.
Mr. Dai noted that the risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams and landslides on steep slopes in the Central and Central Highlands regions is currently very high. Many residential areas, especially low-lying areas, downstream areas of reservoirs and riverside areas, are likely to be deeply flooded in the coming hours.
The Center recommends that people limit their movement through deep flooded areas, overflow areas, and landslide-prone slopes; at the same time, proactively evacuate from dangerous areas as requested by local authorities. The next bulletins will be updated continuously, especially when there are changes in the operation and regulation of upstream reservoirs.
There have been 15 deaths and missing.
The Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) informed that floods in the Central region have left 15 people dead and missing (an increase of 3 cases compared to the total data on the evening of November 17).
Specifically, as of the evening of November 18, there were 9 deaths, including 8 in Khanh Hoa province and 1 in Hue city; 6 victims were missing in 3 localities: Quang Tri, Khanh Hoa and Da Nang. The total number of people injured by landslides and floods was still 19 (as reported on the evening of November 17).
More than 17,700 houses were flooded in 4 provinces and cities: Quang Tri, Hue, Gia Lai and Khanh Hoa (mostly in Hue and Khanh Hoa).
In addition, nearly 8,400 hectares of rice and crops were flooded, mainly in Khanh Hoa province, and more than 6,000 livestock and poultry were killed and swept away (mostly in Dak Lak province)...
Heavy rain continues, 400mm in some places
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning, Da Nang city and the eastern part of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Khanh Hoa had heavy to very heavy rain. The rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on November 18 to 8:00 a.m. this morning was over 260mm in some places, such as: Ba Dien station (Quang Ngai) 260.6mm, Hoa My Tay station (Dak Lak) 529.8mm, Canh Lien station (Gia Lai) 320.1mm,...
Analyzing the rain trend in the coming days, Mr. Nguyen Van Huong, Head of the Weather Forecast Department, said that areas from Hue to Khanh Hoa will continue to be affected by cold air and easterly winds, causing prolonged heavy rain; warning of a very high risk of flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas, along with flooding in low-lying urban areas.
Specifically, from this morning to tomorrow night (November 20), the Da Nang area, the eastern part of Quang Ngai to Dak Lak provinces and the northern part of Khanh Hoa will continue to have heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall from 100-300mm, locally over 400mm.
Southern Khanh Hoa region has moderate to heavy rain with rainfall of 60-120mm, locally very heavy rain over 200mm.
At the same time, today and tonight, the Central Highlands will have moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, locally very heavy rain with rainfall of 30-60mm, locally over 100mm.
Warning of rain intensity greater than >200mm/3h.
In addition, today and tonight, Hue city and the East of Lam Dong will have rain, moderate rain and thunderstorms with rainfall from 20-40mm, locally heavy rain over 80mm.
Ha Tinh, Quang Tri and the Southern region have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall of 15-30mm, locally over 50mm (in the Southern region, rain is concentrated in the afternoon and evening).
Thunderstorms may include tornadoes, lightning, hail, and strong gusts of wind.
Then, on the day and night of November 21, the Da Nang area and the eastern part of the provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak and the northern part of Khanh Hoa will still have moderate to heavy rain with rainfall from 30-60mm, locally very heavy rain over 120mm.
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