Bac Ninh: Lowered alarm level on Cau River and Thuong River

Photo caption — Houses surrounded by floodwaters. Photo: Thanh Thuong/VNA

Specifically: The Provincial Civil Defense Command issued a telegram to withdraw the third alarm on the Cau River (at the Phuc Loc Phuong and Dap Cau Hydrological Stations). Specifically, at 3:00 a.m. on October 12, the water level on the Cau River at the Phuc Loc Phuong Hydrological Station and Dap Cau Station had dropped below the third alarm level (equivalent to water levels below 8m and below 6.3m).

At the same time, the second alarm on the Thuong River (at Cau Son Hydrological Station) was withdrawn. Accordingly, at 7:30 a.m. on October 12, the water level on the Thuong River at Cau Son Hydrological Station was below the second alarm level (equivalent to a water level below 15m).

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Bac Ninh province, by 6:00 a.m. on October 12, on the Cau River at K0 of the left dike of Cau (old Hoa Son commune), the water level had quickly receded to 4.5m; at K9+400 (Dai Mao village area, Hop Thinh commune) it had receded to 3.5m; at K32+200 (at Dong Xuyen bridge) it had receded to 2.5m. At Phuc Loc Phuong, the water level was receding rapidly, at 3:00 a.m. on October 12 it had fallen below alert level 3. Previously, at Dap Cau, the water level had fallen to alert level 3 at 11:00 p.m. on October 11. On the Thuong River, at Km0 of the right dike of Thuong (Cua Song village), the water level had decreased by 1.8m compared to the flood peak.

It is forecasted that in the next 24 hours, at Phu Lang Thuong station, the flood will decrease to (6.15 - 6.25m) below alert level 3, and at Phuc Loc Phuong to (6.55 - 6.65m) above alert level 1.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Bac Ninh province warns that the water level on Cau and Thuong rivers continues to fall, but the risk of landslides is very high. Localities need to closely coordinate with dike management forces to strengthen the organization of patrols and guarding to protect the dikes in order to promptly handle dike incidents such as: ebbs and flows, landslides, culverts under the dikes...

Currently, the entire Bac Ninh province has 3,753 households that must evacuate their houses to safe places; 15,333 households are isolated, a decrease of 1,771 households compared to the afternoon of December 11. Up to now, there have been no dangerous incidents threatening the safety of level III to level I dykes in irrigation works, dykes, and dams (except for incidents caused by heavy rains causing water to overflow the dykes and embankments).

The dike system is stable, with no new incidents. The remaining irrigation works are basically safe, with no major incidents occurring and are operating according to approved system procedures. Some pumping stations have resumed pumping to reduce flooding in residential areas and agricultural production.

Currently, in flooded villages and residential areas including the communes/wards of Tien Luc, My Thai, Da Mai, Tan Dinh, Bac Lung, Lang Giang, Viet Yen, Van Ha, Hop Thinh, Dong Ky, Yen The, Bo Ha, water is still receding; inter-village and commune road systems in some communes of Dong Ky, Yen The, Bo Ha, Hop Thinh are open. Some households in high areas have returned to clean up.

The flooding situation in Lai Nghien stream, Da Mai ward has decreased. Currently, the difference in water column in the field compared to the river at Da Mai sluice is 20 cm. In the North - South railway area and some national and provincial highways, the water has gone down and not overflowed onto the road. At Duc Mai sluice (My Thai commune area), the water in the field has gone down about 1 m, the difference in water column on the field side and the river side is about 70 cm, so the water flow is draining quickly. However, the area in the field is still flooded about 1.5 - 1.8 m deep.

Source: https://baotintuc.vn/xa-hoi/bac-ninh-ha-muc-bao-dong-tren-song-cau-song-thuong-20251012131902239.htm