The water levels in the Mekong River’s upstream are increasing, according to the national forecasting centre (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The water levels in the Mekong River’s upstream areincreasing, the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting said onAugust 11.
On August 10, the highest water level was 3.49m on the Tien River, a maintributary of the Mekong River, as measured at the Tan Chau monitoring stationin An Giang province. The water level was 1m above Emergency Level 1.
It was at 2.89m on the Hau River, another tributary, as measured at the ChauDoc station in An Giang, 0.11m lower than Emergency Level 1.
The water levels are predicted to rise to 3.85m on the Tien River in Tan Chauand 3.25m on the Hau River in Chau Doc on August 15. The respective levels mayhit 3.9m and 3.3 metres on August 20.
The forecasting centre warned about possible flooding in low-lying andriverside provinces, including An Giang, Dong Thap and Long An.
Flooding has come sooner than in many years and is likely to become complicatedin the time ahead, it noted.
The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control hasinstructed the Mekong Delta provinces to keep farmers informed about weatherand tide conditions so they can harvest crops unprotected by dyke systems.
To minimise losses caused by rising waterlevels of the Mekong River, local authorities have been helping farmers toupgrade dykes and drain water from rice fields.-VNA
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The water levels in the Mekong River’s upstream are increasing, according to the national forecasting centre (Photo: VNA) 
