Heavy rain poured down on Bien Hoa City and the former Long Thanh district, causing severe flooding in low-lying residential areas and paralyzing traffic.
Influenced by a tropical depression, the rain belt will shift from central Vietnam to the north next week, while rainfall will decrease in the central highlands and southern Vietnam.
From tonight until 17/8, heavy rain is forecast for northeast Vietnam, north central Vietnam, the central highlands, and southern Vietnam, with some areas facing the risk of flooding and landslides.
The northern delta will experience thunderstorms starting tonight, bringing relief from the heat. Meanwhile, the midlands and mountainous regions are forecast to receive over 200 mm of rain in the three days from 5/8 to 7/8.
Heavy rain caused by the remnants of Typhoon Wipha and the Intertropical Convergence Zone is forecast to persist in northern Vietnam until tomorrow, and in Thanh Hoa and Nghe An until 27/7.
Heavy rain is expected to last at least four days (10-14/7), starting in the midlands and mountainous areas before spreading to the lowlands, with some areas potentially receiving over 300 mm of rain.
After over an hour of heavy rain on the afternoon of 5/7, many central streets in Da Nang were flooded with 0.3-0.5 meters of water, forcing residents to wade through and push their vehicles.
