According to data from Vietnam Electricity Group, at 1:30 PM on May 8th, on the Da River system, Lai Chau Hydropower reservoir had a water level of 293.82 m, 1.18 m lower than the normal water level, and is generating electricity with a discharge flow of 516 m3/s.
Son La Hydropower Lake reached 204.15 m, nearly 11 m lower, maintaining discharge and power generation of 1,348 m3/s.
Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir has a water level of 107.33 m; the inflow to the reservoir is large, reaching 2,445 m3/s, discharging electricity 863 m3/s.
Two other terraced reservoirs on the same system, Ban Chat Hydropower and Huoi Quang Hydropower, have water levels of 434.75 m and 369.86 m respectively. In which, Huoi Quang is generating electricity with a discharge flow of 163 m3/s, while Ban Chat has not yet discharged.
In the Northeast region, Tuyen Quang Hydropower Reservoir has a water level of 110.22 m, nearly 10 m lower than the normal water level, discharging and generating electricity at 129.87 m3/s. Thac Ba Hydropower Reservoir reached a water level of 51.65 m and generated electricity with a discharge flow of nearly 140 m3/s.
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, on May 8, the area from Ha Tinh to Hue City from the evening of May 7 to May 8 will have scattered showers and thunderstorms, common rainfall of 10-30mm, locally over 70mm.
In the Mekong Delta region, in the late afternoon and evening of May 7, scattered showers and thunderstorms appeared, with heavy rain in some places over 50mm.
Especially in Hanoi, from the evening of May 7 to the morning of May 8, there will be rain, moderate rain and scattered thunderstorms, locally heavy to very heavy rain. From the night of May 7, the weather will turn cool.
