Lang Son: Prolonged heavy rain causes local flooding

On the night of October 6 and the morning of October 8, in Lang Son province, there was moderate rain, heavy rain, and in some places very heavy rain, causing localized flooding in a number of communes in the province.

A deep flooded spot in Yen Binh commune, Lang Son province.

According to information from the Lang Son Province Hydrometeorological Station, due to the influence of the low pressure area (weakened from storm No. 11) combined with high-altitude wind convergence, from early morning to the night of October 7, areas in Lang Son province had heavy rain, some places had very heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 50-120mm, locally over 200mm of rain in some places.

Rainfall from 7:00 p.m. on October 6 to 1:00 a.m. on October 7 in Tan Lap was 95.5mm, Quyet Thang 93.8mm, Tan Tri 67.3mm, Nhat Hoa 59.6mm, That Khe 54.2mm,...

Yen Binh commune, Lang Son province was heavily flooded.

Lang Son province has also issued an emergency flood notice on the Trung River. Currently, the flood level on the Trung River is rising rapidly. At 8:00 a.m. on October 7, the water level at Huu Lung hydrological station was 19.93m, 93cm above alert level 3.

In the next 6-12 hours, flood on Trung River will continue to rise rapidly and fluctuate above alert level 3. Bac Giang River will rise rapidly above alert level 3 and peak on the afternoon of October 7.

Water levels on some other rivers in Lang Son province specifically: on Ky Cung river at Lang Son hydrological station is 251.79m, 21cm below alarm level 1; on Bac Giang river at Van Mich hydrological station is 190.81m, 81cm above alarm level 3.

People of Bac Son commune, Lang Son province move their belongings to avoid flooding.

High river floods are likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, flash floods, landslides, riverbank erosion, inundation and affect the safety of dykes along rivers, streams and vulnerable points such as high slopes.

In addition, high river water levels also affect construction works on rivers and riverside, affecting agricultural production, aquaculture and local residents; flooding and landslides threaten people's lives, property and socio-economic activities.

It is noted that some communes of Huu Lien, Huu Lung, Van Nham, Yen Binh, Thien Tan... are currently partially flooded, some inter-village and inter-commune traffic routes are flooded, also causing difficulty in movement.

The central area of ​​Van Nham commune, Lang Son province was partially flooded.

Strong winds caused many trees to fall and some billboards to be damaged. In response to the complicated weather situation, local authorities quickly deployed response measures. Authorities were mobilized to patrol and warn people in areas at high risk of landslides and flash floods.

The flooded area on National Highway 3B through Tan Tien commune, Lang Son province has been barricaded and has warning signs.

According to a report by the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lang Son, up to now, 33 houses have been affected by landslides (of which 15 houses had to be relocated to a safe place due to the risk of landslides behind their houses); 9 traffic points have been eroded and blocked; and a number of bridges, tunnels and roads have been partially flooded...

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