Flood deteriorates in five districts further

Staff Reporter :
The flood situation in five districts is still unchanged and it would deteriorate further as river water increasing rapidly in the central part of Bangladesh.

A short-term flood situation may persist in the low-lying areas of the Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bagura, Sirajganj and Tangail districts in the next 48 hours, according Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).

The river water of Teesta at Kaunia point, Jamuna river at Fulchari and Shaghata of Gaibandha, at Sariakandi of Bogra, Bahadurabad of Jamalpur and Porabari of Tangail points are still flowing above the danger level.

The people living in the low-lying areas of the flood affected districts have been passing untold miserable days.

They are facing the crisis of pure water and food. Besides, they are in a great trouble with their domestic animals as grazing fields have gone under water.

Apart from it, huge quantity of standing crops, T-Aman and vegetable fields went under water in low-lying areas of Gaibandha, Kurigram, Bagura, Jamalpur, Sirajganj and Tangail districts, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) sources said.

Mehadi Hasan, Assistant Engineer of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said that flood situation may improve in the districts after 48 hours.

“The Brahmaputra-Jamuna rivers are in a rising trend. The Brahmaputra river may remain steady and the Jamuna river may rise in the next 24 hours.

The Ganges-Padma rivers are in a rising trend while the major rivers in the North-Eastern region of the country are in a falling trend, which may continue in next 48 hours,” he added.

He hinted that the Jamuna river at Kazipur point may cross its danger level in the next 24 hours.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Isolated heavy rainfall activity very likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next 5 days in Northeast India.

Besides, it also predicted isolated heavy rainfall activity very likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha until September 04, the IMD report said on Thursday.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted, “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions; at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions, with moderately heavy falls at places over the country.”

The BMD also forecasted that the ongoing mild heat wave over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and fourteen other districts may abate at some places in the next 24 hours.

“Mild heat wave is sweeping over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rajshahi, Sirajganj, Dinajpur, Sayedpur, Kurigram, Feni, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate at some places,” said a met office bulletin on Thursday morning.

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours till 6am today was recorded 51mm at Cumilla.