HCMC – Floodwaters on the Ba River in Dak Lak have climbed to 6.49 meters—above warning level three and higher than the historic 1993 peak—while the Dinh River in Ninh Hoa, Khanh Hoa, has also surpassed its 1986 record amid heavy rain.
According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, from 5 a.m. on November 19 to 5 a.m. on November 20, provinces and cities from Hue to Khanh Hoa experienced heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
At 1 a.m. on November 20, flood levels on the Kon River (Gia Lai) at the Thanh Hoa station reached 8.95 meters, or 0.95 meters above warning level three.
On the Ba River (Dak Lak), the Cuong Son station recorded 40.99 meters, which is 6.49 meters above warning level three and 1.09 meters higher than the historic 1993 peak. At the Phu Lam station, water levels reached 5.36 meters, 1.66 meters above warning level three and 0.15 meters higher than the 1993 record of 5.21 meters.
On the Dinh River in Ninh Hoa (Khanh Hoa), water levels at the Ninh Hoa station reached 6.62 meters, or 0.92 meters above warning level three, surpassing the historic 1986 flood peak of 6.58 meters by 0.04 meters.
Heavy rainfall is forecast to continue across central Vietnam. From early morning November 20 to the night of November 21, Danang City, eastern Quang Ngai Province, and northern Lam Dong Province are expected to see moderate to heavy rain, with widespread totals of 50-100 mm and localized areas exceeding 150 mm.
Eastern Gia Lai Province and southern Khanh Hoa Province are forecast to experience moderate to heavy rain of 70-150 mm, with some places seeing more than 200 mm. Eastern Dak Lak Province and northern Khanh Hoa Province are likely to face heavy to very heavy rainfall, ranging from 150-250 mm, with local peaks surpassing 450 mm.
Due to heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides, several passes in the south-central and Central Highlands regions have been shut down, including the Co Ma and Ca passes on the route from Khanh Hoa to the former Phu Yen Province, starting this morning.
A major subsidence on the Mimosa Pass in Xuan Huong Ward, Dalat, in the Central Highlands, caused the entire road surface to break apart in the early hours of November 20, completely severing traffic between Duc Trong and Dalat in both directions.
Access to Dalat has remained severely restricted, with the D’Ran, Prenn, and Mimosa passes on National Highway 20 all closed. Travelers entering or leaving the city are currently using the Ta Nung and Sacom routes.
