According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, last night and this morning (October 10), in the area from Quang Tri to Da Nang city, Dak Lak, Lam Dong, Khanh Hoa and the South, there were scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain. Rainfall from 7pm on October 9 to 8am on October 10 was over 60mm in some places, such as Viet Trung station (Quang Tri) 60mm, Hoa Hai station (Da Nang city) 98.4mm, Vinh Xuong station (An Giang) 61.4mm.
Forecast for the day and night of October 10, the area from Quang Tri to Lam Dong and the South will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy rain with rainfall from 10 - 30mm, some places over 80mm.
Warning of the risk of heavy rain over 60mm within 3 hours. During thunderstorms, there is a possibility of tornadoes, lightning, hail and strong gusts of wind. Localized heavy rains can cause flash floods on small rivers and streams, landslides on steep slopes and flooding in low-lying areas.
Regarding the hydrological situation, the water level in the middle and downstream of the Me Cong River is currently decreasing. The water level in the upstream of the Mekong River is rising; the highest water level on October 9 on the Tien River at Tan Chau station was 3.91m, 0.09m below alert level 2; on the Hau River at Chau Doc station was 3.48m, about 0.02m below alert level 2.
In the next 24 hours, the water level in the Mekong River will peak, then decrease slowly.
The flood peak on the Tien River at Tan Chau station is likely to be 3.93m, about 0.07m below alert level 2.
On the Hau River at Chau Doc station, there is a possibility of reaching alert level 2 of 3.5m.
At downstream stations of the Mekong River, the water level will rise to alert level 2 - alert level 3, in some places above alert level 3 from 0.1 - 0.3m.
There is a high risk of flooding in low-lying areas, along rivers, areas outside dykes in An Giang, and low-lying areas, along rivers in Dong Thap, Can Tho, Vinh Long. It is necessary to be on guard against landslides on embankments and weak dykes in flooded areas.
The warning level of natural disaster risk due to floods is level 1. Floods on rivers are likely to cause flooding in low-lying areas along rivers, affecting waterway transportation, aquaculture, agricultural production, people's lives and socio-economic activities.
