Flood water in the upper Mekong River is rising rapidly.

On July 18, the Southern Institute of Water Resources Research said that flood water levels in the upper Mekong River are rising rapidly due to the impact of heavy rains in the lower Mekong River basin and the upper Cambodia region.

Farmers in the upstream area of An Giang hope for a flood season to exploit aquatic products.

Specifically, the water level at Tan Chau and Chau Doc stations in recent days has remained quite high and tends to continue to increase, currently exceeding the average level of many years and higher than 2011 - one of the years with major floods in the Mekong Delta.

In the lower Mekong River basin, some low-lying areas along major rivers in Cambodia have begun to experience localized flooding. It is forecasted that in the next 10 days, flood levels on the mainstream Mekong River and the upper Mekong River will continue to rise, especially when a storm is currently appearing in the East Sea, causing prolonged heavy rains across the entire basin.

According to forecasts, water levels at stations in the Dong Thap Muoi area will continue to rise, at an average rate of about 2.0cm/day.

Farmers in the West hope for a flood season to make a living by fishing.

As of mid-July 2025, the Mekong Delta provinces have harvested about 1/3 of the total summer-autumn rice area (out of a total of nearly 1.5 million hectares) and sown nearly 300,000/650,829 hectares of autumn-winter rice. In the face of rapidly rising upstream floods, localities need to urgently implement measures to protect the remaining summer-autumn rice area and newly sown autumn-winter rice, proactively drain water and prevent flooding, especially in low-lying areas.

VINH TUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/nuoc-lu-dau-nguon-song-cuu-long-dang-len-nhanh-post804334.html