The water level at the headwaters of the Mekong River continues to rise rapidly. In the next five days, upstream floods combined with high tides will increase the risk of flooding in low-lying areas and riverside areas in the West.
The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting issued the above warning and was reported by the media on September 20.
According to forecasts, the risk of flooding occurs in low-lying areas and riverside areas in the provinces of An Giang, Dong Thap, Long An and low-lying areas and riverside areas in the downstream provinces of the Mekong River such as Can Tho and Vinh Long.
The hydrological forecast clearly states that from September 21 to 23, due to upstream floods combined with high tides, the southern districts of Dong Thap province will be deeply flooded, especially areas outside the dyke, alluvial areas, low dyke areas and fruit growing areas…
Currently, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dong Thap province, Nguyen Van Vu Minh, said that the Department has advised the Provincial People’s Committee to direct sectors and localities to have proactive plans to protect production and ensure safety for people, especially when people here have planted nearly 113,000 hectares of autumn-winter rice. Of which, only 6,000 hectares have been harvested.
Similarly, An Giang province also said that farmers have planted more than 156,000 hectares of 2024 autumn-winter rice and more than 6,000 hectares of crops.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, by September 22, the water level at the headwaters of the Mekong River is forecast to rise to its highest level at Tan Chau at 3.40m, 0.1m below alert level 1; at Chau Doc at 3.20m, 0.2m above alert level 1; downstream stations are likely to rise to alert level 2, alert level 3, and in some places above alert level 3 by 0.1-0.25m.
Previously, the highest water level on September 17, on Tien River at Tan Chau was 2.63m, on Hau River at Chau Doc was 2.49m.
(According to RFA)