An automatic rain measuring station in Quảng Ninh Province. — Photo vov.vn

QUẢNG NINH — The Quảng Ninh Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue will install 10 more automatic rain measuring stations to improve its ability to respond to natural disasters and climate change.

The province installed 20 automatic rain measuring stations in 2018, along rivers, streams and key flooding flash points.

The stations help by feeding back continuously updated rainfall levels, rather a reporting system which could take six hours to send back warnings about potential problems.

They will be particularly useful in helping localities better respond to the difficulties and challenges of natural disasters, especially the heavy rains experienced most recently.

Đoàn Mạnh Phương, Director of the Quảng Ninh Irrigation Sub-department, said that this year, the new monitoring stations would be installed to improve weather response and forecasting capacity especially during flood season.

"We will therefore have 30 stations, completing the province’s plan No 107, strengthening the provincial Party Committee's leadership on climate change. Since installation, these stations have operated smoothly and effectively, the amount of rain measured has been assessed at the right time so that people can have effective preventive plans," said Phương.

In addition to the rain warning system, Ba Chẽ District, which often suffers from unusually heavy rains followed by flooding, has nine flood warning stops along the Ba Chẽ River and reservoirs.

Khiếu Anh Tú, Deputy Chairman of Ba Chẽ District People's Committee, said that the warning system, which includes river level indicators and cameras had already proved effective, helping the district minimise damage caused by floods. — VNS