Many places across the country have heavy rain.

Updated data until the afternoon of July 12 from the Vrain automatic rain gauge system, almost all provinces and cities across the country have rain, with rainfall ranging from moderate to heavy. The North is the epicenter.

National Highway 4D (from Lao Cai to Sa Pa) paralyzed due to flooding on the morning of July 12. Photo: THLC

In Lao Cai province, the measuring point in Ngu Chi Son commune (Sa Pa ward) recorded rainfall of up to 112.2mm. Tuyen Quang and Thai Nguyen also had heavy rain, 78.4mm at Tien Nguyen 2 and 81.2mm at Boc Bo 2 respectively. Quang Ninh had 55.6mm of rain at Co To island, while Bac Ninh had 61.4mm of rain at Khuon Than.

Hai Phong had 77.4mm of rain in Vinh Bao. In Hanoi , Soc Son had 26.4mm of rain. On the afternoon of July 12, Hanoi continued to have widespread heavy rain.

A big thunderstorm hit Hanoi on the afternoon of July 12, followed by torrential rain. Photo: PHUC HAU

The North Central region also had many areas of heavy rain, such as Nghe An 71.8mm in Tan Ky, Ha Tinh 72.2mm in Khe Co lake, Thanh Hoa 52.4mm in Cua Dat reservoir. The Central Central provinces had scattered rain, mainly at small and medium levels, with Quang Ngai alone having 51.6mm of rain in Ba Dien commune.

In the South, Ho Chi Minh City had 83mm of rain at Tam Bo Lake. Some other places in the South had moderate rain, such as Ca Mau had 43.8mm at Ham Rong, An Giang had 39.2mm at An Thoi. The Central Highlands and Southeast regions had steady rain, mostly light to moderate.

Many areas in the northern mountainous region continued to suffer from prolonged heavy rains, following two large-scale rains from July 9 to 12. The heavy rains extended from Lai Chau through Lao Cai to Tuyen Quang. The focus was Lao Cai province.

In Lao Cai province, heavy rains occurred on a large scale, causing floods in streams to rise. In Sa Pa ward, floodwaters entered the houses of some households in residential areas such as Cau May 3, Ham Rong 1 and Sa Pa 1. Three households in areas at risk of landslides were urgently evacuated.

Sa Pa ward police help people clean up flood water and mud. Photo: SA PA TV

In Ngu Chi Son commune, heavy rains caused severe flooding in Sa Chai village, causing some areas to be partially inundated. The floodwaters overflowed the sturgeon and salmon ponds of two households, causing a loss of about 500 kg of commercial fish.

Red River water level rises again on July 12 in Lao Cai area

Meanwhile, in Coc San commune and Lao Cai ward, rising water from Ngoi Dum stream flooded a section of road at Km135 - National Highway 4D, paralyzing traffic for many hours. The floodwaters of the Red River in Lao Cai also rose.

Landslide on the road in Cau May group, Sa Pa ward (Lao Cai province) on July 12. Photo: Contributor

Lao Cai Provincial Road Maintenance Management Board has coordinated with Lao Cai Provincial Traffic Police to ensure safe traffic on key routes, especially National Highway 4D and Provincial Roads 152, 154 and 156 which are at high risk of landslides and temporary blockages due to floods from streams overflowing onto the roads.

Dangerous landslide in Muong Hoa - Sa Pa area on the morning of July 12. Photo: LAO CAI Traffic Police

Also on July 12, heavy rains fell on Trinh Tuong commune (Lao Cai province), bringing floods from upstream and soil and rocks to the central fields of the commune. Local authorities mobilized militia, police and youth union members to help people move their belongings and overcome the consequences.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nhieu-noi-tren-ca-nuoc-co-mua-lon-post803533.html