Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region and the central province of Thanh Hoa over the weekend, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre has warned. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Heavy rainfall is expected to continue in the northern region and the central province of Thanh Hoa over the weekend, the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre has warned. The centre has warned of possible whirlwinds, lightning and hailstorms in northern localities, and flash floods and landslides in the mountainous provinces of Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Ha Giang. Moderate rain is expected in the capital city during the day, and showers and thunderstorms are likely at night. Temperatures will be between 24 and 31 Celsius degrees in northern localities and between 25 and 36 degrees in the central and Central Highland regions. Heavy downpours have hit the country’s northern mountainous region this week, … [Read more...] about Heavy rain, flash floods forecast to continue over weekend
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Heavy rain, floods kill one in Cao Bằng
Flash floods and landslides are frequent at this time of the year in northern parts of the country. VNA Photo CAO BẰNG Heavy rain hit the northern mountainous province of Cao Bằng on Monday and Tuesday, resulting in serious flooding that killed one man and swept away more than a dozen houses. The downpour also destroyed more than a hundred hectares of vegetables and caused damage to infrastructure. … [Read more...] about Heavy rain, floods kill one in Cao Bằng
Heavy rains forecast to hit northern localities
Heavy rains are forecast to hit northern localities. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Northern localities are forecast to suffer heavy rains beginning Monday night, with rainfall expected to reach 200mm within a 24-hour period in some provinces, according to the National Hydro-Meteorological Forecast Centre. Rains are forecast in Hà Nội, Lạng Sơn, Cao Bằng, Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Lào Cai, Yên Bái and Lai Châu, with average rainfall between 80-200mm per day. The centre has also warned of possible whirlwinds, lightning and hailstorms in northern localities, and flash floods and landslides in mountainous areas. Man missing After prolonged rains caused flooding in Móng Cai City in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh last Saturday, one person was reported missing and dozens of cargo steel boats sank on the Ka Long River in … [Read more...] about Heavy rains forecast to hit northern localities
Whirlwinds, heavy rain damage crops and trees in northern mountainous region
Viet Nam News LÀO CAI — Hundreds of hectares of crops and trees were damaged after heavy rainfall and whirlwinds swept through a northern mountainous province on Sunday afternoon. Lào Cai Province’s Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue Department reported on Monday no casualties, but serious damage to crops and 30 residential houses in Bát Xát District. Heavy rain, hail and whirlwind also hit Tam Đường District and Lai Châu City in Lai Châu Province, damaging a large area of crops and trees. According to the local weather office, hailstones with a diametre of 2-4cm fell. Strong winds also uprooted trees, panels, posters and unroofed some houses, Trần Văn Xùng, deputy chairman of Tam Đường District People’s Committee, said. “This is the biggest hailstorm in the area in the last two years, and we are expecting more bad weather to come.” In Yên Bái Province, … [Read more...] about Whirlwinds, heavy rain damage crops and trees in northern mountainous region
Heavy rain causes flooding in central localities
Heavy rain brought by a strengthened cold spell from the North have caused flooding in multiple central provinces in recent days. Heavy rain caused flooding in Vinh city, Nghe An province - Photo: NDO In Nghe An province, heavy rain lasted from Friday night to Saturday noon causing substantial flooding in Vinh city. Most of the streets in the city were under 50-70 cm of water, halting traffic. At Vinh market, booths were submerged in water and Vinh city’s police have mobilised forces to support traders to transport goods and property to high positions. Several flights to Vinh Airport have been cancelled. On December 8, Nghe An provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control sent an emergency dispatch to the relevant units in the province to regularly monitor and update the development of rains and floods to actively cope with and ensure the safety for local people. Local authorities were urged to inspect the safety of irrigation works … [Read more...] about Heavy rain causes flooding in central localities
Rice fields submerged following heavy rains
Rice fields submerged following heavy rainsThe Saigon Times Daily Traffic came to a halt on Provincial Road 766 linking Binh Thuan Province’s Duc Linh District and Dong Nai Province’s Xuan Loc District as a bridge collapsed on September 3 – PHOTO: TTXVN HCMC – Some 137,400 hectares of rice from the summer-autumn crop and 43,028 hectares of rice from the autumn-winter crop in the Long An, Kien Giang, An Giang and Dong Thap provinces were reportedly submerged under water following torrential rains on September 3, reported Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper. The newspaper said many roads in the southern areas had suffered traffic congestion for hours. The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control asked provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta region to strictly adhere to the Prime Minister’s Directive 1127, dated August 31, and Directive 45, dated August 27, of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention … [Read more...] about Rice fields submerged following heavy rains
Ha Giang repairs landslide roads due to heavy rain
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Ha Giang (VNA) - The northern mountainous province of Ha Giang is urgently repairing several roads that have been severely damaged by landslides due to many days of heavy rain. Ma Quoc Truong, Deputy Chairman of the People’s Committee of Meo Vac district, Ha Giang province, said the road from the district’s centre to some communes including Tat Nga, Nam Ban, Niem Son and Niem Tong has been blocked for days due to prolonged heavy rains causing soil and rock to fall down the road. The most seriously damaged section of road passes through Tat Nga commune, where such a large amount of rocks slid onto the road that traffic came to a standstill. Prolonged heavy rains in Xin Man in recent days caused the highway from Bac Quang district to Xin Man district, and the road from Coc Pai town to the Xin Man border gate to become seriously cracked due to landslides. It became nearly impossible for local people to travel along the roads. In Bac Me … [Read more...] about Ha Giang repairs landslide roads due to heavy rain
Hà Giang repairs landslide road due to heavy rain
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Viet Nam News HÀ GIANG — The northern mountainous province of Hà Giang is urgently repairing several roads that have been severely damaged by landslides due to many days of heavy rain. Ma Quốc Trưởng, deputy chairman of Mèo Vạc District People’s Committee, Hà Giang Province, said the highway from Mèo Vạc District centre to some communes including Tát Ngà, Nậm Ban, Niêm Sơn and Niêm Tòng has been blocked for days due to prolonged heavy rains causing soil and rock to fall down the road. The most seriously damaged section of road passes through Tát Ngà Commune, where such a large amount of rocks slid onto the road that traffic came to a standstill. Prolonged heavy rains in Xín Mần in recent days caused the national highway from Bắc Quang District to Xín Mần District, and the road from Cốc Pài Town to Xín Mần border gate to … [Read more...] about Hà Giang repairs landslide road due to heavy rain
Heavy rains hit nationwide
The provinces of Hoa Binh, Son La, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh continue experiencing heavy rains. Besides, possible thunderstorms and whirlwinds will hit these areas. The center predicted that Hanoi continues suffering heavy rains and thunderstorms with highest temperature at 31 degrees Celsius. The central highlands and southern region will have rains in the next two to three days due to the southwest monsoon. The highest temperature will reach at 26 to 19 degrees Celsius and be at 32 degrees Celsius. While, a low-pressure system centered at early morning July 17 in the Tokin Gulf causing this area to suffer thunderstorms, heavy rains and strong winds. Low pressure system can develop into tropical low-pressure The center said in the next 12 hours, low-pressure system will be able to move and develop into a tropical low-pressure. At 1am July 16, tropical low-pressure will be 100 to 150km from offshore of Ha Tinh to Thanh Hoa provinces. The strongest wind speed near the center will … [Read more...] about Heavy rains hit nationwide
Central Highlands region faces heavy rains, landslides
The central highlands province of Dak Lak experiences heavy rains (rainfall at 25.2mm) in Binh Hoa; 20.6mm in Buon Trap and 82.4mm in Buon Triet communes. The center warned the province should have measures to deal with heavy rains which can cause landslides and flash floods at the mountainous areas of Krong Ana, Lak, Krong Nang districts. Heavy rains and floods are hitting the northern region as last night, many areas in the region such as Phu Tho province, Quang Ninh and Bac Giang experienced heavy rains (rainfall from 80mm to 124mm). This morning June 27, the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control sent its document to the Prime Minister reporting that extremely heavy rains and floods continued occurring in the northern and the relevant units are launching measures to prevent and overcome the consequences.VAN PHUC-Translated by Van Ha Tags: central highlands region rains rainfall prevention … [Read more...] about Central Highlands region faces heavy rains, landslides