Flood peak forecast on Thai Binh River (Hai Phong) up to alert level 2, alert level 3

Currently, floods on Cau River, Thuong River, Luc Nam River are rising rapidly; water levels on other rivers in the North and Thanh Hoa are rising. Flood peak on Thai Binh River (Hai Phong) is forecast to reach alert level 2 and alert level 3.

The water level of the Hien River is rising very quickly, possibly causing flooding in low-lying areas. Photo: VNA

According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from the evening of October 7 to the morning of October 8, the Northwest and Viet Bac regions will continue to have heavy rain, with some places experiencing very heavy rain. Floods on rivers in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa will continue to rise, with some rivers reaching alert level 3.

Specifically, in the Northwest and Viet Bac regions of the North, there will be moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms with common rainfall of 30-60mm, locally very heavy rain over 120mm; other places in the North and Thanh Hoa will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with common rainfall of 10-30mm, locally over 60mm. Warning of the risk of heavy rain (over 100mm/3 hours). During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

From the afternoon of October 8, heavy rain in the Northwest and Viet Bac regions of the North decreased.

Heavy rains can cause flooding in low-lying areas, urban and industrial areas; flash floods in small rivers and streams; landslides on steep slopes. Thunderstorms can cause tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind.

Floods on many rivers are rising rapidly.

Currently, floods on Cau River, Thuong River, Luc Nam River ( Bac Ninh ) are rising rapidly; water levels on other rivers in the North and Thanh Hoa are rising.

Water level at 2:00 p.m. on October 7 on rivers as follows: on Thai Binh River (Hai Phong) at Pha Lai station 4.1m (at 1:00 p.m. on October 7), above alarm level 1 is 0.1m.

In other localities: on Cau River at Gia Bay station 28.87m, 0.06m above the historical level in 2024 (28.81m), at Dap Cau station 5.24m, 0.06m below alarm level 2; on Thuong River at Cau Son station 16.4m, 0.4m above alarm level 3, at Phu Lang Thuong station 5.95m, 0.35m below alarm level 3; on Luc Nam River at Luc Nam station 5.29m, at alarm level 2.

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, flood on Cau River at Dap Cau station and Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong station will continue to rise above alert level 3; flood on Luc Nam River at Luc Nam station will continue to rise to alert level 2-3. In the next 12-24 hours, flood on Cau River at Dap Cau station and Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong station will continue to rise and be above alert level 3, about 0.2-0.4m lower than historical flood.

Floods on the Luc Nam River at Luc Nam station are likely to change slowly at peak level between alert level 2 and alert level 3 on the night of October 7, then slowly decrease.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warns: From the afternoon of October 7 to October 9, floods on rivers in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa will continue to rise.

During this flood, the flood peak on Thai Binh River (Hai Phong) reached alert level 2, alert level 3; the flood peak on Thao River (Lao Cai), Lo River (Tuyen Quang), Hoang Long River (Ninh Binh), and the upper Ma River (Thanh Hoa) reached alert level 1, alert level 2, with some rivers above alert level 2.

The underground traffic tunnel leading to Na Trang village, An Lac commune, Bac Ninh province, is partially cut off. Photo: VNA

Widespread flooding in Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang provinces and risk of flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, urban areas in the Northern region and Thanh Hoa; risk of landslides on river banks, river dykes, risk of flash floods on rivers and streams and landslides on steep slopes in mountainous areas of the Northern region and Thanh Hoa.

Thunderstorms and strong winds at sea

Forecast for the night of October 7 and 8, The Northeast region has moderate rain, heavy rain and thunderstorms, some places have very heavy rain; the Northeast region, the plains and Thanh Hoa have scattered showers and thunderstorms at night and in the morning, some places have heavy rain. Southeast wind level 2-3. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning and strong gusts. The lowest temperature is from 22-25 degrees Celsius, in mountainous areas it is below 22 degrees Celsius; the highest temperature is from 28-31 degrees Celsius, some places are above 31 degrees Celsius.

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