According to Thai Nguyen Hydrometeorological Station, the water level of Cau River at Gia Bay Hydrological Station at 7:00 a.m. on September 9 reached 2,815 cm, 115 cm higher than the level III alarm (BĐIII: 2,700 cm).
17 communes and wards of Thai Nguyen city located along Cau river were deeply flooded. More than 1,200 affected households had to be evacuated to safety.
According to Lao Dong Newspaper reporters on the afternoon of September 9, it is still raining in Thai Nguyen City. Authorities are urgently evacuating people and property to a safe place.
Currently, people and vehicles are temporarily prohibited from passing through Gia Bay Bridge, Ben Tuong Bridge and Mo Bach Bridge.
Some areas are deeply flooded, prohibiting people and vehicles from passing through Quang Vinh ward, the intersection between Hung Vuong street and Phan Dinh Phung street, the road to Tuc Duyen market...
Some pictures in Thai Nguyen city: