After flood No. 4 passed through Tam Hiep dam on August 15, Truong Giang Irrigation Committee issued an orange flood warning (level 2) for Gia Lang river and its dependents in the Phu Giang river upstream of Duong Tu river, Tu Xuyen province, on August 16.
Xinhua News Agency reported that early in the afternoon of August 17, the fifth flood of the year fell on the Three Gorges Dam, just two days after the fourth flood.
Flood peak No. 4 on the Yangtze River passing the Tam Hiep Dam reservoir at about 8 am on August 15. The flow of water flows into 62,000 cubic meters per second, higher than the previous three floods this year. The authorities said that the flow of water flowing into the Tam Hiep Dam reservoir will be up to 70,000 cubic meters/second on August 19
According to reports from local media in Sichuan, the province has seen a new round of thunderstorms since August 10. During this period, the local meteorological office in Sichuan issued a warning of orange rain for two consecutive days for the first time this year.
The rain has covered 12% of Tu Xuyen province, causing 41 rivers here to exceed the warning level. Of these, 22 have exceeded the so-called safe level - currently set at double last year's flood season.
The authorities estimate that the water level of Kim Duong district in Thanh Do city, located in the upper reaches of the Da Giang river, will exceed the safe level of 3.85 meters and the water flow will reach 8,200 cubic meters/s, setting a new record in 71 years.
Evaluation from historical records of the Sanhuangmiao Hydrological Station in Kim Duong since 1949, the highest flow rate recorded was 8,100 cubic meters/s in 1981, If it reaches 8,200 cubic meters per second at this time, it would mean that the flood peak would set an all-time record - Sina reported.
Tu Trung district of Noi Giang city in the middle of Da Giang river faces the flood peak at 4:00 p.m. on August 17. The Da Giang River has overflowed the local dyke, and more than half of the town of Guidezhen is flooded.
To cope, local authorities have evacuated more than 3,000 people, half of the local population. Currently, the road leading to Guidezhen is flooded and the town has become an island. It is predicted that when the water level continues to rise, 3/4 of the town may be flooded.
