Flooding goes on in north-eastern regions due to the swell of major rivers on Tuesday while a short-term flood may hit some places of Chattogram, Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar districts.

Heavy downpour and a huge onrush of upstream river water have lingered the flood situation in the country, creating owes to millions of flood victims.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is forecasted for south-eastern hilly regions and south-central coastal regions in the next 24 to 48 hours from this morning, said Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, executive engineer of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).

“Rivers in this region may rise rapidly during this time.  Short-term flood may occur in some places of Chattogram, Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar district and there is a chance of landslide in vulnerable areas,” he said.

“The Brahmaputra-Jamuna River is in steady state. It may fall in the next 24 hours. The Ganges-Padma River is in steady state which may remain steady in the next 24 hours,” according to FFWC.

“Major rivers of the upper Meghna basin in the North-Eastern region of the country are in falling trend which may continue falling in the next 24 hours, it said.

Over 5 million people of 1,016 unions under 160 upazilas in 33 districts in the northern, central and north-eastern regions have so far been affected by the ongoing flooding, sources at National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRRC) said.

The flood-hit people are passing days in utter misery as flood has washed away their houses, crops on vast tracts of land, domestic animals and other valuables.
An acute shortage of food and pure drinking water has multiplied the sufferings of people in the flood-affected 33 districts, some flood victims told daily sun.

A large number of trees and crops on a vast tract of land were washed away due to flooding and strong current in the river.                

Scores of dwellings, schools, colleges, mosques and roads went under the gorge of rivers due to the unabated river erosion, thereby rendering thousands of people homeless. They are passing days under the open sky in an inhuman condition.

Flood-affected people are suffering much due to lack of adequate relief materials. Scarcity of pure drinking water has multiplied their woes.

Local office of Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has recorded a rising trend at most of the rivers like Mohananda in Chapainawabganj and Ganges at Pankha in Chapainawabganj, Rajshahi, Hardinge Bridge, Talbaria and Goalunda and other downstream rivers this morning.

Water level in the Ganges River went up by 5 centimeter (cm) at Pankha in Chapainawabganj, 9cm at Rajshahi, 2cm at Hardinge Bridge and 6cm at Talbaria points in the past 24 hours ending at 9am on the day.

The Ganges River was flowing 192cm, 201cm, 125cm and 107cm below the danger levels at Pankha, Rajshahi, Hardinge Bridge and Talbaria points respectively while water level in Padma River went up by 5cm at Goalundo point and the river was flowing 13cm above the danger level.

On the other hand, local BWDB office has recorded a further rising trend of water at all the three points of Jamuna River. The water level increased by 3cm at Sariakandi in Bogura, 4cm at Kazipur in Sirajganj and 7cm at Sirajganj points.

Jamuna River was flowing 5cm above the danger level at Sariakandi point while it was still flowing 8cm below the danger level each at Kazipur and at Sirajganj points respectively.