Da Nang schools allowed to suspend classes due to heavy rain, flooding

In a dispatch sent to commune-level administrations, schools, vocational centers, and private universities, the department urged proactive measures to ensure safety for teachers, students, and school facilities.

Based on actual weather conditions, chairpersons of ward and commune People’s Committees, along with school principals, are authorized to let students stay home when necessary.

Schools that remain open must assign staff to supervise and protect students until they are safely picked up.

Boarding and semi-boarding schools were instructed not to let students leave until weather conditions improve.

Universities and vocational schools can adjust their own schedules and are encouraged to organize online lessons or video-based learning during the suspension.

Hue City suspends classes citywide as torrential rains continue

In neighboring Hue City, authorities have ordered all schools to close on Monday due to severe rainfall and widespread flooding risks.

According to forecasts, from Sunday to Tuesday, total rainfall across the area may reach 250-500mm, with some places seeing up to 700mm.

Intense rainfall is expected to cause widespread inundation and landslides in mountainous and coastal areas.

To reduce flood risks, the Hue authorities instructed the Huong Dien and Binh Dien hydropower plants and the Ta Trach reservoir to increase water discharge, raising storage capacity ahead of further precipitation.

Flood levels on the Huong and Bo Rivers are projected to reach alarm level 3.

Schools were also told to prepare classrooms and facilities as temporary shelters for evacuated residents from low-lying or landslide-prone areas.

Heavy downpours have already flooded several neighborhoods, including Nguyen Huu Canh Street in An Cuu Ward, where water quickly rose into homes and boarding houses.

Residents rushed to move belongings to higher places, while car owners scrambled to park on higher ground to avoid flood damage.

More heavy rain forecast from Hue to Quang Ngai

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting reported that some central localities from Hue to Quang Ngai experienced very heavy rainfall on Sunday, with recorded totals of 152mm in Bach Ma National Park in Hue, 337mm in Tra Don in Da Nang, and 293mm in Tra Thanh in Quang Ngai.

From Sunday to Tuesday, rainfall is expected to reach 250-450mm, with localized totals over 600mm.

Rivers in Da Nang, Quang Tri, and Quang Ngai are forecast to rise to alarm levels 2-3, posing a high risk of flash floods and landslides, especially in mountainous and low-lying areas.

Northern Vietnam turns cold at night

A weak cold front is now affecting northern provinces, bringing chilly nights and mornings, especially in mountainous regions where temperatures may drop below 16 degrees Celsius.

Across the Red River Delta, temperatures are expected to range between 19 and 22 degrees Celsius.

In the Gulf of Tonkin, northeast winds at 39-49 kph with gusts up to 50-74 kph are forecast to create rough seas with waves up to three meters.

Similar conditions are forecast for the northern East Vietnam Sea, including Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) Special Zone, and coastal waters from southern Quang Tri to Quang Ngai, where wave heights may reach four meters.