Record flooding in Phu Quoc and Central Highlands due to the monsoon in Australia

The strong monsoon in Australia, blowing over the equator makes the southwest monsoon in Vietnam, the South China Sea is constantly strong, causing heavy rain to very large.

Dr. Hoang Phuc Lam, Deputy Director of the National Center for Hydrometeorology Forecast, said that the occurrence of heavy rainfall intensity in the recent days in the South Central Highlands is quite rare .

From the night of August 6, the low pressure area on the tropical convergence band, on the North East Sea area strong up into the tropical depression, the Southwest monsoon continued to operate more strongly in the Central Highlands and the South. have heavy rain. Rainfall measured in the night of 6 days 7 in the South Central Highlands is 80-130mm, Eakmat and Buon Ma Thuot are approximately 225mm, Dak Nong 214mm.

'July and August are the peaks of the southwest monsoon season in the Indian Ocean and Pacific regions in general and the South China Sea in particular. This is the rainy season peak in the South and Central Highlands.

Therefore, large-scale heavy rains appear in these two areas quite in line with the climate rule. However, the occurrence of heavy rainfall intensity in the recent days in the South Central Highlands is quite rare , 'Mr. Lam said.

The occurrence of heavy rainfall intensity in the recent days in the South Central Highlands is quite rare.

In the night of the 6th and the morning of August 7, in Dak Nong, Dak Lak and Lam Dong, the time of measurement of rainfall is 80-120mm / 6 hours, even from 1-7 am on August 7 at Dak Nong measures 167mm / 6 hours of rainfall.

Heavy rainfall concentrated in a short time caused serious flash floods, landslides and flooding in the Central Highlands provinces.

About the rain situation in Phu Quoc, Mr. Tran Quang Nang - Head of the weather forecasting department of the National Center for Hydrometeorology Forecast:

From August 2, due to strong southwest monsoon effect, in the Central Highlands and the South in general and in the area of ​​Phu Quoc island, there was heavy rain, the rainfall measured in the night of 1 August 2 was 168 , 4mm, night 4 on 5/8 is 264.5mm.

From the night of August 6, an area of ​​low pressure on the tropical convergence band, on the Northeast of the East Sea strong up into a tropical depression, the Southwest monsoon continued to operate more strongly, Phu Quoc continued to rain, The rainfall measured in the night of 7 days 8 is 189.7mm. Night 8 days 9 is 198mm. The time of rain is mainly concentrated from midnight and bright. Total rainfall measured on the island from 2-9 / 8 is 985.7mm.

The roads in Phu Quoc are flooded with heavy water.(Photo: EX).

'The direct cause of heavy rain, concentrated with high intensity in only about 1 week makes flooded area of ​​Phu Quoc island due to the very strong activity of the southwest monsoon ' , Mr. Nang said.

According to Mr. Nang, even in the Southern Hemisphere in the past few days there have been continuous monsoon winds over Australia. This is one of the reasons for Australia's heavy snowfall, Victoria must provide a particularly dangerous warning due to strong winds and thick snow. The strong monsoon in Australia, blowing through the equator makes the southwest monsoon in Vietnam, the South China Sea continuously strong, causing heavy rain to a large extent in the Central Highlands and South, Phu Quoc Island .

Meteorological experts predict that this is the peak of this heavy rain . It is forecasted that in the next 1-2 days in the Central Highlands and Phu Quoc continue to rain but the intensity is not great. From yesterday the rain gradually decreased and ended when the southwest monsoon tended to weaken.