Floods on rivers change slowly, warning of flood risk in many places

Current status of past floods

– Flood on Cau River ( Bac Ninh province) is fluctuating at the flood peak level of 7.63m, 1.33m above the alarm level (BĐ3), 0.21m below the historical flood level in 1971 (7.84m).

– Flood on Thuong River ( Bac Giang province) is fluctuating at the flood peak level of 7.23m, 0.93m above the alarm level (BĐ3), 0.30m below the historical flood level of 1986 (7.53m).

– Flood on Thai Binh River (Hai Duong City) is rising slowly.

– Flood on Hoang Long River (Ninh Binh province) is rising slowly.

– Floods on the Red River (Hanoi City) are changing slowly.

– Floods on Thao River in Yen Bai and Phu Tho are receding.

– Floods on Lo River in Tuyen Quang and Vu Quang are receding.

– Floods on Luc Nam River (Bac Giang province) are changing slowly.

Water levels at 07:00/12/9, on rivers as follows:

– On Thao River in Yen Bai 31.33m, on BĐ2 0.33m;

– On Cau River at Dap Cau 7.61m, on BĐ3 1.31m;

– On Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong 7.23m, on BĐ3 0.93m;

– On Luc Nam River at Luc Nam 6.33m, on BĐ3 0.03m;

– On Lo River in Tuyen Quang 26.91m, above BĐ3 0.91m; at Vu Quang 20.45m, below BĐ3 0.05m.

– On Hoang Long River at Ben De 4.65m, on BĐ3 0.65m;

– On Thai Binh River at Pha Lai 6.18m, on BĐ3 0.18m;

– On the Red River in Hanoi 11.20m, below BĐ3 0.30m.

Forecast:

In the next 12 hours:

– Flood on Thao River in Yen Bai continues to drop to level BĐ1.

– Flood on Lo River in Tuyen Quang is below level 2 and Vu Quang will drop to level 2.

– Flood on Cau River continues to fluctuate at peak level above level 3.

– Flood on Thuong River continues to fluctuate at peak level above level 3.

– Floods on Luc Nam River will change slowly at level 3.

– Floods on the Thai Binh River will change slowly above level 3.

– Flood on Hoang Long river is rising slowly above level 3.

– Flood on the Red River in Hanoi will recede slowly but will still be above level 2.

In the next 12-24 hours:

– Flood on Thao River in Yen Bai continues to fall below level BĐ1.

– Flood on Lo River in Tuyen Quang and Vu Quang will drop to level BĐ1.

– Flood on Cau River will recede slowly but still above level 3.

– Flood on Thuong River will recede slowly but still above level 3

– Floods on Luc Nam River will change slowly below level 3.

– Floods on the Thai Binh River will change slowly above level 3.

– Floods on the Hoang Long River will change slowly above level 3.

– Floods on the Red River in Hanoi will slowly decrease below level BĐ2 and stay above level BĐ1.

Warning: In the next 24 hours, the water level at downstream stations of the Red River - Thai Binh River system will rise to level BĐ3 and above BĐ3. High flood levels will cause flooding in low-lying areas along the river, alluvial areas outside the main dike, causing the riverside dikes to overflow, and landslides of dikes and embankments that can seriously affect vulnerable locations along the river in the following provinces/cities: Hanoi, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh.

Warning of flood risk, possibility of other natural disasters

Flooding may occur in low-lying areas along rivers in the provinces of Lang Son, Cao Bang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Bac Giang, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Hoa Binh; flash floods and landslides on steep slopes in the mountainous areas of the North (real-time forecast and warning information on flash floods and landslides is provided online on the website of the General Department of Hydrometeorology at: http://luquetsatlo.nchmf.gov.vn/ and in a separate bulletin warning of flash floods and landslides).

Floods on rivers and streams cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, encroachment of river banks, and deep flooding of many floating areas in the middle of the river, affecting waterway traffic, aquaculture, agricultural production and socio-economic activities, especially in the lower reaches of the Red River - Thai Binh River.

Source: https://vov.vn/xa-hoi/tin-24h/lu-tren-cac-song-bien-doi-cham-canh-bao-nguy-co-ngap-lut-nhieu-noi-post1120814.vov