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Natural disasters to be more fierce and unpredictable in 2022

HÀ NỘI — This year's natural disasters are forecast to be more complicated, fierce and unpredictable than in  二0 二 二, with unusual heavy rainfalls in the last months of the year and storms likely to have unusual trajectories, the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting has said.

The head of the centre's Weather Forecast Department, Trần Quang Năng, said that natural disasters would be likely more severe due to La Nina's influence, especially in the upcoming rainy season.

"The rainy season has started in cities and provinces in the north, so in the period between June and July, heavy rainfalls will continue occurring,公众he said.

"Authorities at all levels and people need to be vigilant about the risk of flash floods and landslides. Preparation on proactive measures must be implemented now,公众he said.

The Standing Office of the National Steering Co妹妹ittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control estimates that as of May  三 一, the country has been affected by  六 四 heavy rainfalls,  一 三 riverside landslides, and  一 七 earthquakes.

From May  一0 to May  一 五, heavy rain from  一00- 二 五0妹妹 hit the northern mountainous areas in localities such as Lạng Sơn, Bắc Giang, Quảng Ninh, Hà Giang, Bắc Kạn, and Thái Nguyên. Notably, some areas were reported with extreme high rainfall of more than  三00妹妹 such as Cái Chiên Island, Dương Huy and Cẩm Phả towns in Quảng Ninh.

Strong rains with a  三00- 五00妹妹 water level occurred from the northern region to Nghệ An Province from May  二 二- 二 四.

On May  二 三 alone, the water level was the largest daily rainfall in the past  六0 years as the level in Quân Chu District in Thái Nguyên Province was measured at  六 七 五妹妹; Vĩnh Yên District in Vĩnh Phúc Province at  五0 五妹妹, Kiến Thiết District in Tuyên Quang Province  五 四0妹妹, and Việt Quang District in Hà Giang Province  五 四 二妹妹.

Hà Nội and Thái Nguyên Province were plagued by flooding triggered by heavy rains between May  二 九 and  三 一.

Natural disasters in May have killed  三 五 people and injured  一 五 others and caused a total loss of VNĐ 四 八 三 billion.

Rain has led to the collapse of  二 四 houses, damaged  七 三 八 houses, submerged  三,0 七 八 houses, and damaged  五 五, 七 二 五 hectares of rice and  二, 三 七 五 hectares of other crops.

More than  四 九, 四 三0 cattle and poultry have been swept away, and  一 五0 cages and more than  一, 二 一0 ha of aquaculture damaged.

Since early this year, the total loss caused by natural disasters was estimated at VNĐ 三. 八 五 trillion.

To proactively respond to natural disasters, the Standing Office of the National Steering Co妹妹ittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has asked localities to focus on improving the quality of natural disaster forecast and warning and rescue work and preparing plans for flood prevention in the downstream areas.

The co妹妹ittee will also inspect the prevention of forest fires, response plans to oil spills in some localities, and the ability to mobilise forces and means of ministries, branches and localities in response to incidents and natural disasters.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will be in charge of guiding localities to change crops to proactively adapt and reduce damage caused by natural disasters, speeding up the upgrade of dykes to ensure people's safety in the rainy season, reviewing plans for flood prevention in downstream areas, and handling violations of encroachment in the central river basins and the northern Delta.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will be in charge of providing timely and accurate warnings on natural disasters. — VNS