UNB :
The overall flood situation in parts of the country may worsen further as the water levels in the Jamuna and Brahmaputra Rivers keep rising, said the Flood Forecasting Warning Centre (FFWC) of Bangladesh Water Development Board.
According to a FFWC bulletin released on Friday, the situation is likely to worsen further in Kurigram, Tangail, Sirajganj, Pabna, Manikganj, Rajbari, Faridpur, Shariatpur and Chandpur districts.
Besides, the Jamuna River is expected to flow above its danger level at Bahadurabad, Phulchhari and Mathura points, the bulletin said.
The water level of Brahmaputra and Jamuna may increase and it will continue while Teesta water level may cross its danger level, said the BFFWC.
According to the BFFWC forecast, the water in different rivers was flowing above their danger levels at 12 points out of 109 stations.
The continuous rise in water levels in most of the rivers contributed to the deterioration in the flood situation in the country, the bulletin added.
In Kurigram, the flood situation deteriorated further as the Dharla and the Brahmaputra Rivers are flowing above their danger levels. The Dharla was flowing 32cm above its danger level at Bridge point while the Brahmaputra 20cm beyond its red mark at Chilmari point on Saturday morning, reports the UNB Kurigram correspondent.
Some new areas have been flooded, leaving nearly 25,000 people marooned.
Besides, a vast track of crops lands, including Aman and vegetable fields, went under water.
bdnews24.com adds: Flooding in Bangladesh’s low-lying regions is worsening as rivers continued to swell due to heavy rains in the upstream.
The water level of the major rivers has been rising since the third week of August, triggering floods in the lower reaches of at least six districts.
The situation began to improve earlier in the week but has since taken a turn for the worse, leaving thousands of people stranded in Kurigram, Nilphamari and Faridpur.
Out of the 109 points observed by the Water Development Board’s Flood Forecast and Warning Centre, water was flowing above the danger level at 12 places.
The situation in Kurigram, Tangail, Sirajganj, Pabna, Manikganj, Rajbari, Faridpur, Shariatpur and Chandpur districts may deteriorate in the next 24 hours, the centre warned.
The water level in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna basin will rise in the next 48 hours, according to Executive Engineer Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan. During that time, water may flow above the danger level at the Bahadurabad, Fulchhari and Mathura points.
The Teesta River remains stable, but its waters may near the danger level in the next 24 hours.
The rains are likely to increase in the next two days as a low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
The Met Office recorded 83 mm of rainfall in Dimla, the highest in the country on Friday. The highest temperature recorded in the country was 34.5 degrees Celsius in Nikli and Chandpur.
Light to moderate rain and thundershowers are likely to occur in most parts of Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet, and some areas of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, and Chatttogram divisions, according to Saturday’s forecast. Meanwhile, the northern regions may face scattered downpours.
