Forecast: Starting this weekend, Northern Vietnam is likely to experience another round of moderate to heavy rainfall over a wide area.
Since the beginning of May, Northern Vietnam has been consistently subjected to heavy rainfall, causing flooding in many areas. The most recent rainfall occurred from June 8-10.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Huong, Head of the Weather Forecasting Department at the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting: “We issued warnings about this heavy rainfall relatively early, approximately 3-4 days prior to the expected rainfall in the Northern region from June 8 to June 10, indicating the likelihood of moderate to heavy rainfall over a wide area. We also alerted the public through various media channels. From June 9 onward, we forecasted heavy rainfall in Northern Vietnam, with the possibility of localized rainfall exceeding 300mm.”
Mr. Huong also assessed: “The heavy rainfall in June in Northern Vietnam is not unusual as June is a transitional period influenced by cold air causing rainfall in the Northern region, and these rainfall events are completely normal.”
From June 14-17, Northern Vietnam will experience another round of moderate to heavy rainfall.
From today (June 11) onwards, rainfall is expected to decrease, and the weather will turn sunny.
However, from approximately June 14 to June 16, with the possibility extending to June 17, moderate to heavy rainfall will return to Northern Vietnam, especially in the midland and mountainous regions where rainfall may occur again.
According to statistics from the National Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, during the two days of June 9-10, provinces such as Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Yen Bai, Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, and Hai Phong experienced heavy rainfall, flooding, landslides, resulting in serious damage to both life and property.
In Ha Giang, three people lost their lives, including: Mr. Ly Chan H. (27 years old) and Mr. Ly Hung Th. (both residing in Tan Thuong village, Nam Ty commune, Hoang Su Phi district) who drowned; and Ms. Lo Thi Ch. (residing in Nghia Thuan commune) who was buried due to a landslide while working in Ta Van commune (Quan Ba district).
In terms of property, 2,364 houses were submerged, with damage reported as follows: Ha Giang 1,238 houses, Yen Bai 1, Cao Bang 6, Quang Ninh 1,119; 2,387 hectares of rice and crops were flooded, 157 hectares of aquaculture were damaged, and 513 livestock and 220 poultry were lost or swept away; regarding transportation, many points suffered landslides and flooding with a total volume of over 18,086 m3 of soil, rock, and concrete.
