Viet Nam, Storms and Flood in Northern Provinces

The National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said that on the evening of April 29 and early morning of April 30 in the provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Son La, Lao Cai and Yen Bai, there was moderate rain, heavy rain. Rainfall recorded at Muong Cha stations is 75.8 mm, Muong Tung 68.8 mm (both in Dien Bien); Muong Chien 2 station 63.6 mm (Son La); station Hua Bum 3 61.2 mm (Lai Chau); Pho Lu station 70.8 mm (Lao Cai); Nam Muoi 48.6 mm (Yen Bai)

According to information from the Department of Dike Management and Disaster Prevention (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), hail and thunderstorms from the night of April 28 to April 29 in the northern mountainous provinces including Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai , Phu Tho, Dien Bien, Tuyen Quang, Thai Nguyen caused 1,635 houses to lose roofs and roofs, 2,538 hectares of rice, crops damaged, 1,340 poultry died, 40 power poles fell and 11 schools were affected