On November 6, the Dak Lak Provincial Hydrometeorological Station informed that due to the impact of storm No. 13 Kalmaegi, the coastal area of the province is forecast to have rising water with large waves. Thereby, it can cause flooding in low-lying areas, easily causing coastal erosion.
From the afternoon of November 6 to noon on November 7, Dak Lak province is likely to experience heavy to very heavy rain, with common rainfall in the eastern region from 200 - 300mm, some places over 400mm/ period. In the mountainous areas of the West, the rainfall ranges from 80 - 150mm, in some places over 200mm/ period.
In the face of complicated weather developments, units managing lakes, dams and hydropower works in the area are closely monitoring the situation, ensuring effective operation and reasonable regulation to ensure safety for people in downstream areas.
Currently, the H'Linh 1 Hydropower Plant (Hoa Phu Commune, Dak Lak Province) is one of the units with the longest embankment in the locality. Faced with the risk of complicated storms, the unit has prepared a control plan and released overflow when necessary to ensure the safety of reservoirs and people downstream.
Mr. Tran Van Khanh - Director of Buon Kuop Hydropower Company - said: "The unit is managing the Buon Tua Srah, Buon Kuop and Srepok 3 reservoirs. Since the beginning of September, there has been light to moderate rain over a wide area in the reservoir area, with some places having heavy rain.
According to Mr. Khanh, the work of regulating and operating reservoirs has been implemented regularly and proactively. During the rainy and stormy season, the company always puts the interests and safety of people first. If there is a plan to release the reservoir overflow, the unit will promptly notify local authorities and mass media so that people can clearly understand and proactively respond.
Mr. Ta Anh Tuan - Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee - has directed hydropower reservoirs to strictly implement the operating procedures, ensuring the safety of works and downstream areas when natural disasters occur.
According to statistics, the whole Dak Lak province has 1,208 irrigation works, including 676 reservoirs, 286 dams, 244 pumping stations and 2 dike systems. In particular, many works have degraded, posing a potential risk of insecurity during the 2025 flood season. Specifically, the western area of the province has 131 damaged and degraded works, requiring a repair cost of about 1,031 billion VND.
In the eastern part of the province, there are two seriously damaged embankments, Bach Dang embankment (3546km long) and the embankment south of Da Rang river (about 2km long), with a total repair capital need of about 250 billion VND.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
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