Suspend tours to Son Tra Peninsula due to heavy rain

(To Quoc) - On the morning of November 5, the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches said that due to heavy rain, to ensure the safety of residents and tourists, the Management Board has announced the temporary suspension of visits to Son Tra Peninsula from 7:30 a.m. on November 5 until further notice.

In the past 24 hours, Da Nang city has had heavy rain, very heavy rain, and heavy rain concentrated from early this morning (November 5). Rainfall from 7am on November 4 to 7am on November 5 was generally 50-200mm, Suoi Da 245.2mm, Irrigation Department 245mm, Son Tra 231.2mm.

Heavy rain forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours: From noon today (November 5) to noon November 7, in districts and counties of Da Nang city, there will be rain, moderate rain, heavy rain, some places will have very heavy rain and thunderstorms. Total rainfall in the city is commonly 100-250mm, some places over 350mm.

Warning: In the afternoon and night of November 7, the city will have rain, moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms in some places with total rainfall of 30-70mm, in some places over 100mm.

Be on guard against flash floods, landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in low-lying areas and urban areas.

Prolonged heavy rain caused landslides on the road to Son Tra peninsula.

On the morning of November 5, the Management Board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches announced that to ensure the safety of residents and tourists, the Management Board announced the temporary suspension of visits to Son Tra Peninsula from 7:30 a.m. on November 5 until further notice.

Meanwhile, the leader of the People's Committee of Son Tra District (Da Nang) said that in order to focus on responding to the heavy rain and the risk of landslides on Son Tra Peninsula, the People's Committee assigned the district police force to set up checkpoints in flooded areas, deep flooded areas, areas with strong currents, areas at risk of landslides... to prevent people from entering dangerous areas. Organize road closures, prohibit people and vehicles from circulating on Son Tra Peninsula (except official vehicles).

Military forces support people on Me Suot Street to evacuate to safety.

On the morning of November 5, the Department of Education and Training of Da Nang City announced that it had issued a notice requesting schools to proactively let students take time off from school.

According to records, heavy rain that has lasted since early this morning (November 5) has caused many places in Da Nang to be deeply flooded. Many streets cannot drain in time, causing deep flooding and traffic chaos.

Source: https://toquoc.vn/tam-dung-hoat-dong-tham-quan-ban-dao-son-tra-do-mua-lon-20241105091747391.htm