On October 14, the Can Tho City Hydrometeorological Station issued a flood warning bulletin in the area with a level 2 risk of natural disasters due to high tides.
According to the news, in the past 2 days, the water level on the rivers and canals of Can Tho City has risen due to the influence of floods from upstream combined with the high tide of the 15th day of the 9th lunar month.
The highest peak tide level on October 14 on the Hau River at Can Tho Hydrological Station Hmax at 2:30 am was 1.90m, equal to BD II level (0.13m lower than the same period in 2023 (September 13th lunar calendar).
It is forecasted that the peak water level on rivers and canals in Can Tho City will continue to rise and exceed level III (2.00m) starting from October 16 and will continue to remain above level III until the end of October 21. The peak water level will appear daily in the early morning from 5:00 to 8:00 a.m. and in the evening from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Can Tho City Hydrometeorological Station added that this is a high tide with a peak tide exceeding the third alarm level by 0.18 - 0.28m. It is necessary to pay attention to bad weather due to the influence of cold air from the Northeast monsoon, so during the days of high tide combined with heavy rain, it will cause widespread flooding in low-lying areas and inner-city areas along the river of the city.
