Floods on the Red River in Hanoi are likely to peak at noon today and exceed alert level 2.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has just issued an especially large flood warning on the Thao River, an urgent flood warning on the Lo River, Cau River, Thuong River, Hoang Long River, and a flood warning on the Thai Binh River, Luc Nam River, and Red River.

Specifically, the flood on Thao River in Yen Bai is receding but is still above the historical flood level of 1968 (34.42m); in Phu Tho, it is changing slowly.

Floods on Lo River (Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho), Cau River (Bac Ninh), Thuong River ( Bac Giang ), Thai Binh River (Hai Duong), Red River (Hanoi), Hoang Long River (Ninh Binh) are rising; Luc Nam River (Bac Giang) is falling.

Floods on the Red River are likely to peak at noon today, September 11, and exceed alert level 2. (Photo: Vietnamplus)

Water level at 5:00 a.m. on September 11 on Thao River in Yen Bai was 34.79m, above BĐ3 2.79m, 0.37m above the historical flood level in 1968 (34.42m); in Phu Tho 18.27m, above BĐ2 0.07m; on Cau River at Dap Cau 7.14m, above BĐ3 0.84m; on Thuong River at Phu Lang Thuong 7.05m, above BĐ3 0.75m;

On the Lo River in Tuyen Quang 27.73m, above BĐ3 1.73m; at Vu Quang 20.89m, above BĐ3 0.39m. On the Hoang Long River in Ben De 4.46m, above BĐ3 0.46m; on the Thai Binh River in Pha Lai 5.77m, below BĐ3 0.23m; on the Red River in Hanoi 10.76m, above BĐ2 0.26m.

It is forecasted that in the next 12 hours, flood on Thao River in Yen Bai will continue to decrease but still above level 3; in Phu Tho, it will change slowly to level 2.

Floods on the Lo River in Tuyen Quang are likely to peak at 27.8m, 1.80m above BĐ3 early this morning (September 11) and then slowly recede; in Vu Quang, they will continue to rise and peak at 21.00m, 0.50m above BĐ3 at noon this afternoon (September 11) and then recede.

Floods on the Cau River continue to rise and stay above level 3, floods on the Thuong River will change slowly above level 3, floods on the Luc Nam River will decrease slowly but remain above level 2, floods on the Thai Binh River continue to rise to level 3, floods on the Hoang Long River will change slowly above level 3, floods on the Red River in Hanoi are likely to peak at noon on September 11 and above level 2.

In the next 12-24 hours, flood on Thao River in Yen Bai will continue to slowly decrease but still above level 3, in Phu Tho it will slowly decrease below level 2.

Floods on the Lo River in Tuyen Quang will recede slowly but remain above level 3, and at Vu Quang they will recede but remain above level 2. Floods on the Cau River at Dap Cau will continue to rise slowly above level 3, floods on the Thuong River will change slowly above level 3, and floods on the Luc Nam River will change slowly above level 2.

Floods on the Thai Binh River will continue to rise slowly above level 3, floods on the Hoang Long River will fall slowly but still above level 3, floods on the Red River in Hanoi will fall slowly and stay below level 2.

The meteorological agency further warned that in the next 12 to 24 hours, the water level at downstream stations of the Red River - Thai Binh River system will rise to level BĐ3 and above BĐ3. Rising flood water 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 to seriously affect vulnerable locations in the dike system, embankments, and riverside works in the provinces and cities of Hanoi, Ha Nam, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Thai Binh, and Ninh Binh.

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