The People’s Committee of Hanoi has asked the relevant agencies to warn residents against going out if they feel a thunderstorm is approaching.

The warning was issued after the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting predicted that torrential rains and thunderstorms starting Tuesday morning would continue to hit Hanoi and northern localities until June 20.

Residents were told not to travel via the bridges of Thang Long, Nhat Tan, Vinh Tuy and other flyovers in the city when thunderstorms occurred to avoid unexpected incidents that could threaten their safety, the committee said.

Kham Thien street on June 13 (source: VNA)

Additionally, residents were advised to avoid traveling via the streets of Nguyen Chi Thanh, Tran Duy Hung and Duong Dinh Nghe. These streets having several high-rise buildings often experience strong winds during thunderstorms.

The city’s Agriculture and Rural Development Department was tasked to co-operate with the forecasting centre to give residents the latest weather updates, so that they could prepared thoroughly to deal with tough weather condition, the committee said.

In another movement, the national forecasting centre also predicted that floods could appear in the rivers of Thao and Lo between Thursday and Saturday, the flood amplitude being about 3m to 5m.

The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, Son La, Dien Bien, Lao Cai, Yen Bai and Ha Giang have been put on high alert for flash floods and landslides./.

( VNF/VNN )