Many roads in several districts and Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City were waterlogged after a torrential rain occurred on the large scale this afternoon. Many residents were trapped in the downpour and the engine of many motorbikes was shut down, forcing drivers to push them through the water.
The Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting Station of the Southern region informed that Ho Chi Minh City experienced extreme rainfalls along with blustery winds this afternoon.
The National Center for Hydrology Meteorology Forecasting this afternoon issued warnings of unpredictable and severe natural disasters along with torrential rain and flood alerts for the country in the upcoming months.
A torrential rain-induced landslide triggering soil, rock and trees downslope on the surface of asphalt roads caused severe traffic congestion on O Quy Ho mountain pass, a section of the National Highway 4D connecting Sa Pa tourist destination with Lai Chau Province this morning.
District 5 Police and the Police Department of Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue under the Ho Chi Minh City Public Security Department were at the site to investigate and clarify the cause of Dong Khanh hotel fire in the afternoon of April 12.
A tropical heavy rain along with thunderstorm occurred in many districts including 1,3, Binh Thanh, Go Vap and Phu Nhuan in Ho Chi Minh City and some places in Thu Duc City this afternoon, making the climate more comfortable after recent scorching days.
Many streets in districts 2, 7, 8, 9, Binh Thanh, Thu Duc, Go Vap and Binh Chanh were submerged in water after a torrential downpour prolonged during an hour last night.
According to the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center, tropical storm Molave is forecast to trigger extreme rainfalls of 200-400 mm and gale-force winds in the Central mainland provinces from Thua Thien- Hue to Phu Yen from tonight to October 31.
At least two people were reported dead in Quang Ninh and Hoa Binh provinces in the afternoon on August 3 after heavy rain triggered flooding following the circulation of storm Sinlaku hit and marooned many places in the Northern and North Central region.
By the evening of July 21, five people died including three kids and two people were injured when torrential rain and flash flood have been sweeping through the Northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.
Two residents were killed in torrential rain and flash flood which also paralyzed one hydropower plant in the Northern Province of Ha Giang this morning.
The National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center has just warned medium-heavy downpour, thunderstorm along with huge risk of whirlwind, hail, lightning and cyclone across the Southern and Central Highlands regions within the next ten days.
The Standing Office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disasters Prevention and Control informed uninterrupted torrential downpours in the Northwestern region of Vietnam in two recent days.
According to the latest weather news from the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center this morning, heavy downpours and thunderstorms broke out across the Northern and Southern coastal regions while a 39-degree Celsius heat wave maintains in the Central region.
After making landfall and weakening into a tropical low-pressure system on August 30, Typhoon Podul has unleased heavy rainfall in the North Central region of Vietnam.
Indonesia has issued a 14-day state of emergency to cope with the heavy consequences of flash floods and landslide triggered by torrential rain in the eastern province of Papua, as fatalities have climbed to 77 on March 18.
Central provinces from Thua Thien-Hue to Phu Yen continue seeing medium to heavy rainfall in the aftermath of typhoon Usagi, which has degraded into a low pressure zone after making landfall in southern Vietnam on November 25, reported National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center.
