Hai Duong province began to experience heavy rain on May 12 afternoon, which is forecast to last through the next week.
A trough compressed by cold air is forecast to cause scattered showers and thunderstorms in Hai Duong province on May 13, according to the provincial Hydrometeorological Station.
There is a possibility of whirlwinds, lightning, and gusts of winds during thundershowers, likely to break trees and damage houses and traffic structures, the station warned.
Rainfall may reach 10 – 30 mm or higher in some places, and temperature 25 – 30 degrees Celsius.
Sunshine is predicted to appear from May 17 – 19, though there will still be rain in some areas, with slightly higher temperature, 25 – 33 degrees Celsius.
High intensity rain occurring in a short period of time can cause flooding in urban and low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous areas with steep terrain.
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