Natural disasters unpredictable this year: forecasting centre
The recent abnormal weather conditions have indicated that natural disasters will be unpredictable in the time ahead, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
A house collapsed as a result of whirlwinds in Tua Chua district of Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The recent abnormal weather conditions have indicated thatnatural disasters will be unpredictable in the time ahead, according to theNational Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.
Head of the centre’s weather forecastingdivision Tran Quang Nang said gales and whirlwinds occur in Vietnam mostly fromMarch to May, which is the transition period between the cold and hot weatherand between the dry and rainy seasons. Hailstorms also appear this time,especially in mountainous areas.
However, hails were recorded right inmid-February 2019, indicating that the rainy season with dangerous weatherphenomena like whirlwinds, gales, lightning and hailstorms is around thecorner. Additionally, the recent temperature has been higher than the averageof many years.
Given these, weather conditions are likely to becomplicated in the coming time, he noted.
Nang advised people and administrations oflocalities to keep a close watch on weather forecasts to stay ready to respondto natural disasters and extreme weather phenomena.
As of 7pm of February 18, hailstorms andwhirlwinds had left one people missing, three others injured and propertydamage initially estimated at about 26 billion VND (1.1 million USD) in thenorthern mountainous provinces of Thai Nguyen, Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Bac Kan, YenBai, Tuyen Quang and Ha Giang, according to the office of the committee fornatural disaster response, search and rescue.-VNA
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A house collapsed as a result of whirlwinds in Tua Chua district of Dien Bien province (Photo: VNA) 
