The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) informed that flooding-and-downpour-induced landsides in the Central Highlands, Southern and Northern regions have affected the operation of power systems and grids.
The North-Central and Central coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Quang Binh were asked to deal with a potential tropical depression in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Recent heavy downpours and strong winds pounded in the Mekong Delta Province of Tien Giang and the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai resulting much losses.
The National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting informed that the potential of a new low-pressure zone in the East Sea is expected to trigger thundery shower weather, the gale of levels 6-8, big waves of 2-3.5 meters and rough sea in the Paracel Islands, Spratly Islands, territorial waters from Quang Tri to Ca Mau, from Ca Mau to Kien Giang and Gulf of Thailand throughout Sunday.
A working delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Vietnam Fatherland Front of Ho Chi Minh City led by Chairwoman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of HCMC Tran Thi Kim Yen yesterday visited, sent encouragements and offered gifts to support the Central Province of Nghe An to recover damage from recent intense rains and flooding.
Many trees were ripped from the ground under the influence of an ongoing tropical low-pressure system triggering heavy rains along with gales for two recent days in Da Lat City of Lam Dong Province.
The National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting said that spells of thundery showers and prolonged downpours swept through the Northern region, the North-Central provines of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An, the Central Highlands and Southern regions from last night throughout this morning.
The northern and central regions began to experience a heat wave on April 24 which is forecast to reach its peak from April 25 - 27, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
The National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting yesterday issued a warning of rainy and chilling climate in the Northern region, and downpours along with risks of lightning and thunderstorms in the Southern region at nighttime through National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).
This year’s fifth storm Noul is intensifying close to territorial waters of the Central region this morning and tends to make landfall in the coastal provinces and cities from Quang Binh to Quang Nam.
According to the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center, a heat wave yesterday covered the west- north provinces like Son La, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and the provinces from Nghe An to Phu Yen on the large scale with its peak temperature of over 36 degrees Celsius.