The National Road 1A in Ha Tinh Province is submerged due to heavy rain on October 31.
The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said the core of this weather system would affect Nghe An and Quang Tri, where rainfall from the morning of October 31 to the night of November 1 is forecast to reach 150 to 300 mm, with peaks above 500 mm.
Many areas in the northern Quang Tri Province are deeply flooded on October 31.
From southern Quang Tri to Danang, little rain is expected on October 31. However, from the night of October 31 to the night of November 1, rainfall may rise to 100 to 250 mm, with some locations seeing more than 350 mm.
On November 2, areas from Nghe An to Quang Ngai will continue to experience moderate to heavy rain of 70 to 150 mm, locally exceeding 300 mm. Meteorologists expect heavy rain across central Vietnam to persist until November 4.
Prolonged rainfall has raised water levels on the Gianh River in Quang Tri, which reached 0.16 m at 1 am today and is forecast to climb to 0.6 m later in the day.
Authorities warned that from October 31 to November 5, rivers in Nghe An and Quang Tri may flood, causing deep and widespread inundation in low-lying and urban areas over the coming days.
As of last night, about 75 communes and wards in Hue, Danang, and Quang Tri remained flooded. Flooding in Danang is expected to ease today, while water levels in Hue are forecast to fall more quickly.
As of 6.30 pm on October 30, floods and landslides had killed 10 people, left 12 missing, and injured 24. Danang suffered the heaviest losses with seven deaths, four missing, and 21 injured. Hue reported two deaths, six missing, and one injured. Quang Tri recorded two missing, and Lam Dong reported one death.
Floods also destroyed 52 houses and submerged 123,677 others.
