According to the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, since Wednesday, the southern region, including HCM City, has faced downpours and strong winds with rainfall of up to 70 mm.
The southern region of Vietnam has been forecasted to officially start this year’s rainy season from mid-April, earlier than usual
Hail, thunderstorms and flooding would happen in low areas near rivers, the centre warned.
Le Dinh Quyet, deputy director of the Southern Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting's forecast department, said coastal areas from Ca Mau to Kien Giang and An Giang would see torrential rains for some days to come.
Quyet added that this year’s rainy season in southern localities is 15-20 days earlier than usual. The south would have heavy rains from mid-April with the highest rainfall of between 1,800-2,000 mm in HCM City.