Experts “outline” the cause of heavy rain, unseasonal and unusual storms in the Central region

Heavy rain in the Central region is a rare phenomenon

Regarding the situation of floods in the Central region and the Central Highlands, which is taking place causing heavy damage, discussed with VOV.VN correspondent, Mr. Nguyen Van Huong – Head of Climate Forecasting Department, Center for Climate Forecasting According to the national hydrological figure, from the afternoon of March 30 until now in the central provinces and the Central Highlands, there has been a heavy rain, in some places very heavy rain; in which in the area from Quang Tri back to Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa, the rainfall is common from 100-250mm, the provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, the common rainfall is from 250 -300mm, there are bigger places like A Luoi (Thua Thien Hue) 465mm, Quang Ngai 307mm,…

Particularly, March 31 is the day with the heaviest rain with the amount of rain in some places such as A Luoi (Thua Thien Hue) on March 31 is 256mm, Quang Ngai is 218mm, An Nhon is 136mm, Quy Nhon is 178mm, all are the highest rainfall ever recorded in March (the old record of A Luoi was 96mm, in 2015; Quang Ngai was 124mm, in 1991, An Nhon was 36mm in 2010).

“The cause of this rain is the influence of the circulation of the low pressure area over the East Sea. This rain pattern in the central region is typical, but it is rare to happen in March. The heavy rain in the central region is an unusual and unseasonal rain (heavy rain usually concentrates in this area in the period from September to December every year)”, Mr. Huong emphasized.

In April, heavy rain occurs in most parts of the country

Mr. Huong said: “This is the heaviest rain in March and early April 2022. April is the month of change of seasons, this period in most areas of our country often occurs thunderstorms changing seasons, thunderstorms in this period are often accompanied by extreme weather phenomena such as tornadoes, lightning. , hail and strong winds. In addition to the possibility of lightning storms, hail and strong winds on land, we also warn that bad weather conditions with strong winds and high waves are still maintained in many areas of the East Sea.

According to the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, as of 6 a.m. on April 2, heavy rain, thunderstorms, and strong winds at sea have killed 2 people, 1 missing, and 4 injured. , 2 houses collapsed, 38 houses lost their roofs, damaged; 261 boats and boats sunk, damaged, 2,480 lobster cages damaged.

In addition, heavy rain, thunderstorms made 6 landslides cause traffic jams (Thua Thien Hue 1 point, Da Nang 2 points, Quang Nam 3 points); 54,430 ha of rice was flooded or dumped (Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Khanh Hoa); 7,114 hectares of flooded crops (Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen). The locality is continuing to update the damage.

In order to continue responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, the Standing Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control suggested that provinces and cities affected by heavy rain, thunderstorms and strong winds at sea follow closely monitor warning bulletins, forecast rain and flood, timely inform authorities at all levels and people to proactively prevent and minimize damage, and at the same time urgently mobilize forces to assist people in overcoming damage recovery, in which focusing on salvaging and repairing damaged ships; Organize buffer water drainage, where the water recedes, harvest rice there.

Provinces and cities organize on-call duty at reservoirs; proactively regulate water, limit discharge to support rice harvest downstream; increase information for ships operating at sea about strong wind changes at sea to proactively prevent and have appropriate production plans.

Localities review residential areas at high risk of flooding, flash floods and landslides to proactively organize relocation and evacuation of people when situations arise, ready to arrange control forces control and guide traffic in flooded and divided areas; arrange forces, materials and vehicles to overcome incidents, ensure smooth traffic on the main traffic axes.

Provinces and cities affected by heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds on the sea, notify investors with projects under construction along the river. Owners of means of water transport and mineral exploitation know information about rain and floods to proactively take measures to ensure safety for people, vehicles, equipment and works…

In the face of such weather phenomena, local authorities and people need to closely monitor forecasts and warnings from specialized agencies to proactively respond to, overcome and reduce damage caused by weather events. caused by disaster.

According to vov.vn