The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has just issued a warning of flash floods, landslides, and land subsidence due to heavy rain or water flow in Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces and a 10-day weather forecast for the whole country.
Due to heavy rain, many areas in Lao Cai and Ha Giang are at risk of flash floods. (Illustration: Le Hang)
Accordingly, in the past 3 hours (from 6am to 9am on September 21), in Lao Cai and Ha Giang provinces, there was moderate to heavy rain, such as: Phong Hai 164.8mm (Lao Cai); Che La 109.6mm (Ha Giang)...
Warning, in the next 6 hours, in the above provinces, there will continue to be rain with accumulated rainfall ranging from 40-70mm, in some places over 90mm, with a very high risk of flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes in the above provinces, especially the following districts:
Ha Giang: Xin Man, Vi Xuyen, Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Bac Me, Hoang Su Phi, Bac Quang, Ha Giang City, Quang Binh.
Lao Cai: Bao Thang, Bac Ha, Muong Khuong, Lao Cai City, Bat Xat, Simacai, Bao Yen, Sa Pa.
The meteorological agency noted 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.
Below is the weather forecast for the next 10 days for the whole country.
From night 21 to 22/9
Northern region: In the late afternoon and at night, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places. In the Northwest and Viet Bac regions, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms at night, with some places having moderate to heavy rain; sunny during the day, with some places having hot weather.
Central region, in the late afternoon and at night there will be showers and thunderstorms in some places; sunny during the day, hot in some places.
In the Central Highlands and the South, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening, with some heavy rain in some areas.
Thunderstorms may produce tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds.
Weather forecast from night 22 to 30/9
Central and South Central regions from around September 24, in the afternoon and evening there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally with moderate to heavy rain.
In the Central Highlands and the South, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening; from around September 24, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, with some areas having heavy to very heavy rain.
Thunderstorms may produce tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong winds.
Weather forecast for September 21.
Huyen Thanh
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