According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting's short-term hydrological forecast and warning bulletin on October 8, on the Thao River (the Thao River is the mainstream of the Red River), the water level at Phu Tho station will change with an upward trend.
The actual water level measured at Phu Tho station at 1:00 a.m. on October 8 was at 14.24m, at 7:00 a.m. it was 14.30m. It is forecasted that by 1:00 p.m. the same day, the water level will rise to 14.40 m, by 7:00 p.m. it will rise to 14.60 m, and by 1:00 a.m. on October 9, it will rise to 15 m.
After the particularly large flood on the Thao River on September 30 and October 1 after Storm No. 10, about the past week, the water level at Yen Bai station has changed slowly and remained above and below 28m (until the morning of October 8 was 29.49m), at Phu Tho station has changed slowly and remained above 14m.
According to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper on the morning of October 8, in the Ngoc Thap bridge area, the Thao River is flooded, the muddy river carries mud, trees and is flowing rapidly.
River water is rising, riverside areas that were flooded not long ago after Storm No. 10 are now covered by floodwaters.
Back more than a week ago, when the Red River flood rose after Storm No. 10, ferry terminals across the river such as Chi Chu ferry terminal (connecting Chi Tien commune and Cam Khe commune) and Tinh Cuong ferry terminal (connecting Chi Tien commune and Hung Viet commune) had to temporarily suspend operations.
Now, as the river water level continues to rise, Mr. Tran Van Ton - owner of Tinh Cuong ferry terminal - cannot help but worry: "During the two days of September 30 and October 1, the flood of the Red River rose, and both ferries and ferries had to stop operating. Now, the river water has risen again, hopefully it will not be to the point of having to stop the boat, the travel demand of the people is very high.
According to the previous forecast, in the first half of October, there is a possibility of a flood on the Thao River with a water amplitude of 2 - 5m. In the first half of the following month, the river water level will change with a downward trend.
