Making 26 people dead and missing in the Northwest, flash floods continue to threaten the Northeast

After devastating devastation of the North West provinces, flash floods, landslides tend to shift to the North East region.

According to the National Center for Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting, from 23-26 June, heavy rains occurred in the North West provinces. Some places have very heavy rain such as Muong Te (Lai Chau) 349mm, Muong Lay (Dien Bien) 195mm, Ha Giang 285mm, Bac Quang (Ha Giang) 382mm, Ngan Son (Bac Can) 213mm .

Heavy rains have caused flash floods and landslides in some provinces such as Lai Chau, Lao Cai and Ha Giang . causing great damage to people and property for people.

The devastating flash floods in the northwest caused heavy damage to the people.(Family and social photos).

Report of the Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said that as of 9 am June 26, there were 15 people died. In which, Ha Giang has 3 people died due to collapsing houses, Lai Chau has 12 deaths due to landslides, floods swept away and landslides and collapsed houses.

Lai Chau province has 11 people missing due to flooding and landslides, 7 people were injured.

In terms of assets, 83 houses were swept away, completely collapsed; More than 1,400 houses were flooded, damaged and relocated urgently. Many crops, livestock and poultry were swept away; roads are eroded, divided .

Total damage is estimated at VND 141 billion (about VND 25 billion in Ha Giang and VND 95 billion in Lai Chau, about VND 0.32 billion in Thai Nguyen, and VND 6.3 billion in Lao Cai, and about VND 0.16 billion in Cao Bang. , Dien Bien is about 2 billion VND, Tuyen Quang is about 10 billion VND.

The National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting said that the cause of this flood is due to the influence of the Northwest - Southeast low pressure groove combined with low vortex which is tending to be active gradually in the North. showers and thunderstorms on a large scale.

It is forecasted that from June 26-27, due to the influence of the low pressure channel with northwest axis - southeast, the Northern provinces continue to have heavy rain and thunderstorms, however, the focus of rain is on direction to shift to the Northeast region.

From last night, many places in the Eastern North have had moderate rain, heavy rain to be very big, the time of rain concentrates at night and morning. Some places are very big rain like Quang Ha (Quang Ninh) 115mm, Tien Yen (Quang Ninh) 69mm, Mau Son (Lang Son) 65mm, Son Dong (Bac Giang) 149mm, .

Northern mountainous areas, especially Tien Yen and Binh Lieu districts (Quang Ninh); Sam Son, Loc Binh, Dinh Lap (Lang Son) are at risk of flash floods and landslides; Hai Phong prevented flooding.