The Da Nang Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Resscue, and Civil Defence informed on Friday noon that about 1,200 hectares of blooming and ripening rice and some hectares of vegetables have been affected by heavy rain and strong winds on March 31 and April 1.

Many areas of blooming and ripening rice in Hoa Vang District are flooded and fell down. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Specifically, in Hoa Vang District, 409ha of rice have been inundated, 48.25ha of vegetables have been damaged, and 0.5ha of chrysanthemums have been crushed. Loc My Village in Hoa Bac Commune has been isolated due to rising water levels on the Cu De River, whilst other locations have suffered landslides and had soil and rock spilled onto roads.

Many vegetable growing areas in Tuy Loan Tay Village, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, have been submerged in water after heavy rains swept across Da Nang on March 31 and April 1. Photo: HOANG HIEP

According to the Mid-Central Region Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, provinces and cities in Central Viet Nam are experiencing moderate, heavy to very heavy rain.

In particular, the lesser rain amount hovering at 100-350mm was measured in Thua Thien Hue Province from March 31 to April 1 morning, especially 395.8mm in Huong Phu, 426mm in Huong Son, and 436.4mm in Huong Nguyen.

The total rainfall amount was 100-200 mm in common in Da Nang, particularly 252.8mm in Hoa Phu Thanh.

Meanwhile, 100-300mm of rain fell in that period in Quang Nam Province, especially 311.8mm in Que Son and 473.6mm in Thang Binh. Quang Ngai Province had 100-250mm of rain, especially 275.6mm in Binh Dong, and 277mm in Tra Phu.

The yard of the preliminary processing house of the Tuy Loan Safe Vegetable Production and Consumption Service Cooperative is flooded. Photo: HOANG HIEP

Regional weather forecasters say some parts of the central region from Quang Binh to Quang Ngai provinces, including Da Nang, will get soaked with moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms on April 1 and 2 due to the influence of the circulation of the post-tropical remnant low combined with enhanced cold air.

It is predicted that 50-100mm of rain could fall in Quang Binh, 80-150mm in Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam, 50-150mm in Da Nang and Quang Ngai Province.

Many sections of some downtown streets are flooded.

In the past few days, the city's Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Resscue, and Civil Defence has issued documents directing relevant departments and agencies, localities, and armed forces units to take proactive and necessary mitigation measures in response to the northeast monsoon and heavy rain.

Currently, more than 700 fishing boats hailing from Da Nang and from other coastal localities nationwide are being safely anchored in the Tho Quang Fishing Wharf.

The city’s Border Guard Command is continuing to coordinate with relevant units to guide and arrange safe anchorages at the Tho Quang Fishing Wharf for other fishing boats.

Reporting by HOANG HIEP – Translating by M.DUNG