According to the centre, rains would expand in the northern region with a highest rainfall of 70mm on August 10-12.
Lightning, hail and strong winds have been forecasted to occur during rains. Low areas would be at particular risk of inundation.
Northern localities have continued facing heavy rains: Photo by To The
Hoang Phuc Lam, deputy director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, said from now to the end of the month, the north would see some hot and rainy fronts.
In August, the average rainfall in the northern region would be 10-25 percent lower than that of previous years. The rainfall in the northwest from now to late August would be 150-250mm, with the figure for northern delta localities being 150-300mm.
Torrential rains in the north over the recent days have resulted in severe landslides for many localities, including Son La and Lai Chau.
