According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 10:30 am on April 8, at Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, the reservoir water level was at an elevation of 115.32 m, 1.68 m lower than the normal water level. The water flow to the reservoir was 40 m3/s, but the total discharge through power generation reached 1,389 m3/s.
On the same Da River system, Son La Hydropower is discharging 616 m3/s while water inflow to the reservoir reaches 89 m3/s.
Lai Chau Hydropower has a flow rate of 96 m3/s and has not yet discharged.
The two terraced lakes Huoi Quang and Ban Chat recorded low water flow (5-6 m3/s), without discharging electricity.
In the Northeast region, Tuyen Quang Hydropower is discharging 121.06 m3/s, 50 m3/s higher than the water flow to the reservoir.
Thac Ba Hydropower discharged 70.07 m3/s, equivalent to the amount of water flowing into the reservoir.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the weather forecast for April 8th, provinces from Thanh Hoa to Da Nang city and eastern provinces from Quang Ngai to Dak Lak will have intense heat, especially intense in some places with the highest temperature commonly 37 - 39 degrees C, in some places above 40 degrees C.
The Northwest region has hot and intense heat with the highest temperature commonly 36 - 38 degrees C, in some places above 38 degrees C.
The Southern Red River Delta, Central Highlands and Southern regions are hot with the highest temperature commonly 35 - 36 degrees C, with some places above 36 degrees C.
