Extremely large flood on the Red River, 2.6m rise in 4 hours

Streets of Lao Cai ward, Lao Cai province were deeply flooded on the evening of September 29 - Photo: Y.BAI

At 0:00 a.m. on September 30, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued a bulletin about exceptionally large floods on the Red River .

Accordingly, the flood on the Red River (Lao Cai) at Yen Bai station is rising rapidly due to heavy rain combined with the discharge operation of Dong Sung Hydropower Plant (discharge at 9:00 p.m. on September 29 was 5,505 m ³ /s).

By 11pm on September 29, the Red River flood at Yen Bai station had risen above alert level 3 by about 1.13m - an increase of 2.6m compared to 7pm on September 29.

People in Van Yen commune, Lao Cai province evacuated their belongings at night to avoid floods - Photo: LAN HANH

In Van Yen and Tran Yen communes (Lao Cai province), rising floodwaters forced many households in low-lying areas along the Red River to evacuate their properties at night. The Standing Committee of the Mau A Commune Party Committee held an urgent meeting on the evening of September 29 to comprehensively assess the situation and promptly assign cadres to directly command the "hot spots" of Yen Thai, An Thinh, Mau Dong and Ngoi A, Mau A.

Meanwhile, Tran Yen commune has continuously issued notices and warnings to the people. At the same time, it has mobilized police, militia, shock troops, and village chiefs to organize the evacuation of people and property in areas at high risk of flooding and landslides to safe places.

The rising Red River floods Van Yen commune, Lao Cai province - Photo: LAN HANH

It is forecasted that tonight to tomorrow morning (next 6-12 hours), the flood on Thao River will continue to rise and is likely to peak above level 3 by 2 - 2.6m (lower than the historical flood peak in 2024 by about 1.73 - 1.13m).

In the next 12 - 24 hours, Thao River flood will recede and continue to remain above level 3.

The Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Lao Cai province requested communes and wards along the Red River to immediately notify people, organizations operating on the river, along the river, aquaculture facilities, water transport vehicles and ferry terminals, and construction works to ensure safety of people and property.

On the evening of September 29, the Red River water rose to Thanh Nien Street, Yet Kieu Street, Hoang Hoa Tham Street (Yen Bai Ward) - Photo: Yen Bai

At the same time, review flood prevention plans to ensure safety, especially in areas at risk of riverbank landslides and residential areas on riverbanks.

In the face of complicated flood developments , on the evening of September 29, the Department of Education and Training of Lao Cai province requested communes, wards and schools to notify all preschool, general education and vocational education students to take a day off on September 30 (Tuesday) to ensure absolute safety for students, teachers, administrators and facilities.

From Wednesday (October 1), educational institutions will proactively monitor the development of post-storm floods and rains, and report to the People's Committees of communes, wards and the Department of Education and Training to let students stay home from school (if deemed necessary).

Tonight, Son La, Phu Tho and Lao Cai continue to have heavy rain.

The meteorological agency forecasts that from the evening of September 29 to September 30, in Son La, Phu Tho and Lao Cai provinces, there will be heavy to very heavy rain with common rainfall of 70 - 150mm, locally very heavy rain of over 250mm.

There is a risk of flooding in low-lying areas along rivers and urban areas in Lao Cai province, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh and Dong Nai.

Flash floods and landslides on slopes in mountainous areas of the North, from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh.

Hoa Binh and Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plants continue to open the second bottom spillway gate

On the evening of September 29, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment continued to order the directors of Hoa Binh Hydropower Company and Tuyen Quang Hydropower Plant to continue opening the bottom spillway gates.

According to the telegram, at 9:00 p.m. on September 29, the upstream water level of Tuyen Quang Lake was at 119.09 m, with flow into the lake of 2,278 m ³ /s.

The upstream water level of Hoa Binh Lake is at 115.39m, the downstream water level is 12.56m, the flow to the lake is 11,247m ³ /s.

Implementing the Prime Minister's inter-reservoir operation process on the Red River basin, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment ordered the director of Tuyen Quang Hydropower Company and the director of Hoa Binh Hydropower Company to open an additional bottom spillway gate at the same time at 3 a.m. on September 30.

Previously, Hoa Binh and Tuyen Quang hydropower plants opened the same bottom spillway at 8:00 p.m. on September 29.

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