According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 11:30 am on April 18, in the Northeast region, Tuyen Quang Lake had an upstream water level of 112.18m, 7.82m lower than the normal water level. The water flow to the lake reached 50 m3/s, the total discharge flow was 637.21 m3/s through the plant.
The Northwest region recorded that most reservoirs were lower than the normal water level. Son La Lake reached 208.57m (lower than 6.43m), inflow to the reservoir 102 m3/s, total discharge volume 2,024 m3/s.
Hoa Binh Lake is at 112.3m, lower than the normal water level by 4.7m; water flow to the lake is 820 m3/s and the total discharge through the plant is up to 2,464 m3/s - belonging to the group of lakes with the largest discharge flow in the system.
Thac Ba Lake reached 52.42m, total discharge 362.1 m3/s. Lai Chau, Ban Chat, and Huoi Quang reservoirs continue to maintain low water levels and have not generated discharge.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on April 18, in the Northwest region there will be showers and thunderstorms in some places; especially in the late afternoon, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms in some places.
The North Central region will have showers and thunderstorms in some places during the day.
The Central Highlands and Southern regions are sunny during the day, with hot sun in some places.
