Northern provinces on landslide alertVietNamNet Bridge – The National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting yesterday warned northern mountainous provinces that there would be a high risk of landslides for the next couple of days. The landslides are forecast to occur after torrential rains hit northern regions since Saturday night. The highest rainfall was measured to be 174mm per hour in Hanoi that night, flooding a number of local streets and making many roads impassable. This marked the heaviest rain to hit Hanoi since early last summer. Vehicles on an inundated section of Hanoi’s Phung Khoang Street on Saturday night.—VNA/VNS PhotoA woman under torrential rain in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District on Saturday.—VNA/VNS PhotoSource: VNS

Source: VietNamNet News May 14, 2018 04:07 UTC