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The flood situation in Sylhet is getting worse as water levels in the country’s major rivers in the northeastern region rise once more.
Even though there hasn’t been any rain in the area for the past week, and the water levels have been dropping, many upazilas and towns are still inundated with floodwater, and many homes are flooded, especially in low-lying areas.
The Surma at Kanaighat, the Kushiyara at Amalshid and Sheola, the Old Surma at Derai, and the Baulai at Khaliajuri are flowing above danger levels by 87cm, 114cm, 42cm, and 12cm respectively, according to a bulletin issued by the Flood the Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) on Wednesday.
Significant rainfall was recorded at some stations in different districts in the last 24 hours, the bulletin added.
A total of 196mm of rainfall was recorded in Sunamganj, 175mm in Chattak (Sylhet), 195mm in Lalakhal (Sylhet), 128mm in Sylhet, 177mm in Jaflong (Sylhet), and 115mm at Kanaighat (Sylhet).
As per the Met Office’s bulletin issued on Wednesday, light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Sylhet divisions.
New areas of the region are expected to go underwater in the next few days.
Taltala, Terorton, Jamtala, and Mirzajangal are among the many places that are currently under water due to flooding, which is causing the locals great suffering. Last month, a pre-monsoon flash flood, triggered by a rush of water from upstream in India’s north-eastern states, hit Bangladesh’s northern and north-eastern regions, destroying crops and damaging homes and roads.
The country was just starting to recover when fresh rains flooded the same areas again second week this month.
Bangladesh is low-lying and faces threats from natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, about 17 per cent of people in Bangladesh would need to be relocated over the next decade or so if global warming persists at the present rate.
