The North is about to have a new flood

The North actively responds to a new flood - It is the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat cum Head of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

The North is about to have a new flood, 31,000 combat troops

Mr. Cao Duc Phat said this at the online conference to implement the response to rain and flood in the afternoon of July 30 with the participation of provinces from Ha Tinh to the North.

Soldiers in the 15th Battalion, 395 Division, and Military Region III were cleaning up the muddy dirt in Ha Khanh Ward (Quang Ninh) after the sprint - (Photo: NK)

Warning of flash floods in mountainous areas and urban flooding

At the meeting, Mr. Hoang Duc Cuong - Director of the Central Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting - said that in 12 hours through the rain in the Northeast region has decreased. But some places like Cua Ong (Quang Ninh) and Chi Lang (Lang Son) rainfall still reached 200mm in the last 12 hours. Currently floods on Ky Cung River (Lang Son) and Luc Nam River (Bac Giang) are also falling.

The forecast for July 30 and 31-7 rain is still concentrated in the Northeast . Quang Ninh and Lang Son provinces still have a rainfall of 100-200mm, some places may have higher rainfall but the rainfall is not large and the rainfall is not as large as in recent days.

However, because the soil has saturated rain water in recent days, the risk of flash floods, landslides in Quang Ninh, Lang Son and Bac Giang can still happen, especially Quang Ninh has a higher risk of slipping.

Due to the low vortex in the Gulf of Tonkin moving into the mainland, Mr. Cuong said that from the evening of 31 July to 4-8 the rain spread to the northern midland and mountainous provinces. The forecast models have a wide rain for 80% probability, less rain with a probability of 20%.

Ready 31,000 response troops

Colonel Vu The Chien - Deputy Chief of the National Committee for Search and Rescue - National Committee for Economic and Social Research - said he learned from the experience in Quang Ninh and prepared to cope with the coming rain, the army was ready for 31,000. soldiers and 860 means of support to support the northern mountainous provinces .

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Hoang Van Thang, Vice Minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - proposed to implement a 100% duty regime with dam reservoirs up to 70%; strengthening local responsibilities, closely monitoring areas at risk of flooding and landslides.

Mr. Thang expressed concern about landslide in Quang Ninh will continue to occur, especially landslides of coal dumps and recommends to invite specialized agencies to re-evaluate the situation of these areas.

Concluding the conference, Minister Cao Duc Phat said that not only Vietnam but also many international meteorological agencies also forecast heavy rains in the Northern region in the coming days.

Mr. Phat suggested Quang Ninh and other localities have had heavy rain over the past time to overcome the consequences, soon so that the lives of people go into stability and seek lost fishermen at sea.

In order to deal with the coming rain, Mr. Phat asked localities to prepare a plan to prevent and closely monitor developments and draw experience in the recent rain in Quang Ninh to regularly inform and update the situation. Weather pictures to people by all channels in the locality to people actively prevent.