Red River floodwaters recede, heavy rain continues to a lesser extent
VOV.VN - The floodwaters of the Red River in Hanoi capital are receding, while heavy rain is expected to fall to a lesser extent on September 12.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the water level of the Red River in Hanoi was 11.20m at 7:00a.m. on September 12, which is 30 cm below the third alert level, and 4 cm less than an hour earlier. The water level is anticipated to continue to decline in the coming hours.
Meanwhile, heavy rain is forecast to fall on September 12, but the rainfall is expected to decrease gradually.
For the past few days, rising floodwaters of the Red River have caused flooding in many areas on the outskirts of Hanoi. However, Vu Duc Long, an official of the General Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, assured that if the floodwaters of the Red River reach the third alert level, the inner city of Hanoi will remain safe and not be submerged.
The Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development reported that as of 10:00p.m. on September 11, typhoon Yagi and subsequent flash floods and landslides had left 181 dead and 145 missing.
Lao Cai was the hardest hit, with 72 deaths, followed by Yen Bai (40), Cao Bang (34), and Quang Ninh (15).
