According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 12:30 PM on May 17, in the Northeast region, Tuyen Quang Lake recorded an upstream water level of 109.52m, the water inflow to the lake reached 171m3/s and water discharge has not been carried out.
In the Northwest region, terraced lakes on the Da River continue to operate for power generation.
Lai Chau Lake reached a water level of 288.24m, water flowing to the lake 186m3/s. Ban Chat Lake is at 437.55m, Huoi Quang Lake reaches 368.74m, both have not been discharged.
Notably, Son La Lake has a water level of 203.31m, the water inflow to the lake reaches 95m3/s; the total discharge volume for electricity generation is up to 2,385m3/s.
Hoa Binh Lake reached a water level of 105.04m, water inflow to the lake 732m3/s; total discharge through plant 2. 270m3/s.
Thac Ba Lake has a water level of 51.37m, water flowing to the lake is 201m3/s.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 17, the Northern region and Thanh Hoa will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain. The temperature will decrease with the highest temperature around 29 - 32 degrees Celsius.
The Southern region tonight and tomorrow afternoon will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, with locally heavy rain.