BSS-33 Rainfall disrupts city life in Chattogram

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Rainfall disrupts city life in Chattogram

CHATTOGRAM, June 12, 2018 (BSS) – Rainfall has caused
unprecedented inundation in the port city, causing immense
suffering to the citizens and disrupting normal city life along
with vehicular movement.

According to the Patenga Met Office, 98.8 mm rainfall was
recorded during the last 24 hours, till 3 pm today and a total of
372 mm rainfall was recorded in the last three-days.

The heavy downpour for the last three consecutive days
collapsed the civic life causing immense sufferings to the people
of Chattogram as two-thirds of the city went under knee-deep to
waist-deep water.

The port city’s rivers, canals and drains were full to the
brim because of floodwater caused by the torrential rainfall.

The torrential downpour forced Chittagong Port to suspend
loading and unloading activities at the outer anchorage of the
port.

Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport sources said
some flights could not land in the airport while some others were
delayed to fly because of heavy downpours.

The heavy downpour which began Saturday night and continued
till filling this report caused massive water-logging.

The water also inundated many residential houses and business
firms in the low-lying areas. One of the largest business hubs in
the country, Khatunganj-Chaktai, was severely affected by the rain
and tidal waters as more than 5,000 business establishments in the
area were submerged and daily essential commodities inside the
warehouses were damaged.

Heavy rainfall created water logging in many areas including
Lalkhan Bazar, Bahaddarhat, Muradpur, Chandgaon, Shulakbahar,
Bakalia, Patharghata, Asadganj, Korbaniganj, Chaktai, Nasirabad,
Patantuli, Madarbari, Agrbad, Halishahar causing immense
sufferings to the people living in those localities.

Transport problems triggered by the heavy rainfall caused
untold sufferings to the commuters.

Rickshaw-pullers and three-wheelers were seen demanding
excessive fare from the commuters taking advantages of bad weather
and thin traffic.

Meanwhile, congestion of vehicles in some important city
streets including Muradpur, Bahaddarhat, Agrabad, Halishahar and
Sholoshahar was seen as the heavy onrush of rainwater in those
streets forced large number of mechanized and non-mechanized
vehicles to remain stationery, increasing suffering of the
commuters’ manifold.

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