Ba River flood exceeds historical flood by more than 1m, many rivers on alert level 3

Early this morning (November 20), the flood on the Kon River (Gia Lai) has peaked and is receding. The flood on the Ba River (Dak Lak) at Cung Son reached 40.99m, exceeding the historic flood of 1993 by more than 1m.

Meanwhile, floods in Dinh Ninh Hoa River, Cai Nha Trang River, Cai Phan Rang River (Khanh Hoa), Krong Ana River (Dak Lak) are rising; floods in Huong River, Bo River (Hue City), and other rivers from Da Nang City to Khanh Hoa are falling.

According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the rainfall within 24 hours (from 5am on November 19 to 5am on November 20) was concentrated in provinces/cities from Hue to Khanh Hoa. In particular, the heaviest rain was in Gia Lai, Dak Lak , Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa with rain spots such as: Canh Hoa 249mm (Gia Lai); Son Thanh Dong 649mm (Dak Lak); Suoi Sung - Hoa Son 642.6mm (Khanh Hoa)...

The flood peak on the Kon River at Thanh Hoa station was 9.09m at 8:00 p.m. last night, 1.09m above alert level 3.

On November 19, in Quy Nhon ( Gia Lai ), downstream of Ha Thanh river, some flooded areas appeared, exceeding the historical flood peak of 2009. Photo: Provided by local people.

At 1:00 a.m. on November 20, water levels on rivers were as follows:

Kon River at Thanh Hoa station is 8.95m, on BĐ3 is 0.95m;

Ba River at Cung Son station is 40.99m, on BĐ3 is 6.49m, exceeding the historical flood level (in 1993) by 1.09m; at Phu Lam station is 5.36m, on BĐ3 is 1.66m, exceeding the historical flood level in 1993 (5.21m) by 0.15m.

Dinh Ninh Hoa River (Khanh Hoa) at Ninh Hoa station is 6.62m, on BĐ3 0.92m, exceeding the historical flood level in 1986 (6.58m) by 0.04m.

Cai Nha Trang River (Khanh Hoa) at Dong Trang station is 12.68m, on BĐ3 is 1.68m;

Cai Phan Rang River (Khanh Hoa) at Phan Rang station is 4.66m, 0.16m above level 3;

Krong Ana River at Giang Son station is 422.90m, 0.9m above BĐ2.

The risk of landslides and flash floods is very high in areas with heavy rain. Photo: NCHMF.

It is forecasted that this morning, the flood on the Ba River is likely to peak. In the next 12 hours, the flood on the Ba River will continue to decrease and will be at a high level above BĐ3. The flood on the Kon River will decrease below BĐ3; the Krong Ana River will continue to increase and will be below BĐ3; the flood on the Thu Bon River will decrease below BĐ2.

In the next 12-24 hours, flood on Ba River fluctuates at high level above BĐ3; flood on Kon River falls below BĐ2; Krong Ana River continues to rise and is at BĐ3; flood on Thu Bon River falls and is above BĐ1.

In the next 24 hours, floods on Huong River, Bo River, Vu Gia River, Tra Khuc River will fluctuate at level 1-2 and above level 2; other rivers in Dak Lak and Khanh Hoa will continue to rise and at level 2-3, some rivers above level 3.

The hydrometeorological agency said that the flood situation on rivers in the Central region is likely to last for many days. The disaster risk level for the eastern region of Dak Lak remains at level 4 - an extremely dangerous level with the risk of a combination of floods, flash floods, and landslides.

River basins from Gia Lai province to Khanh Hoa province have level 3 natural disaster risk and river basins from Hue city to Quang Ngai province have level 1-2 risk.

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