UNB, Dhaka :
Hailstorm and heavy rains lashed the capital on Monday afternoon, causing immense suffering for commuters and city dwellers.
Many streets of Dhaka were inundated while vehicles were stuck in traffic jams.
The Met office recorded 51 millimeters of rainfall
until 6pm, said meteorologist Abdur Rahman.
“Nor’wester influenced the rain,” he told UNB. “It hit the city around 3pm accompanied by hailstorm and gusty winds.”
A low lies over West Bengal to Northeast Bay across Bangladesh, the Met office said. In a forecast, the Met office said rain or thunder showers, accompanied by winds with speed of up to 80 kph, is likely to hit parts of Pabna, Tangail, Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Cumilla, Noakhali.
River ports have been advised to hoist riverine warning signal number two. Moderately heavy to heavy rainfalls and isolated hails have also been forecast for the next couple of days.
At least eight people were killed when the season’s first tropical storm hit the country on March 31.
Hailstorm and heavy rains lashed the capital on Monday afternoon, causing immense suffering for commuters and city dwellers.
Many streets of Dhaka were inundated while vehicles were stuck in traffic jams.
The Met office recorded 51 millimeters of rainfall
until 6pm, said meteorologist Abdur Rahman.
“Nor’wester influenced the rain,” he told UNB. “It hit the city around 3pm accompanied by hailstorm and gusty winds.”
A low lies over West Bengal to Northeast Bay across Bangladesh, the Met office said. In a forecast, the Met office said rain or thunder showers, accompanied by winds with speed of up to 80 kph, is likely to hit parts of Pabna, Tangail, Dhaka, Faridpur, Madaripur, Cumilla, Noakhali.
River ports have been advised to hoist riverine warning signal number two. Moderately heavy to heavy rainfalls and isolated hails have also been forecast for the next couple of days.
At least eight people were killed when the season’s first tropical storm hit the country on March 31.
