ZCZC
BSS-42
FLOOD-SITUATION-COUNTRY-TWO LAST
According to FFWC, the recorded rainfalls were 135 millimeters at
Sunamganj, 61mm at Cox’s Bazar, 52mm at Nakuagaon, 125mm at Larergar,
60mm at Chhatak, 52mm at Barguna, 76mm at Maheshkhola, 57mm at
Durgapur and 48mm at Teknaf station in the last 24 hours till 9am
today in the downstream.
In the upstream in the Indian northeastern states of Assam,
Meghalaya, Sikkim and Tripura, the recorded rainfalls were 64
millimeters at Jalpaiguri and 45mm at Gangtok station during that
period.
The Bangladesh Metrological Department predicted light to moderate
rain is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh,
Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, at many places over Khulna and
Barishal divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka
divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the
country in the next 24 hours till 9am tomorrow (Friday).
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Bihar and West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh and
one of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay while monsoon is
fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay, it said in
a bulletin.
Water levels were not flowing above danger marks (DM) at any points
in all river basins till 9am today while water levels at 70 river
stations out of total 101, monitored by FFWC, marked a fall while 27
stations recorded a rise and four others remained steady during that
period.
Since the rise of water levels in Brahmaputra and Meghna basin in
the last week of June and later in Padma basin, people in northern,
northwestern, northeastern and central districts faced the spikes of
flood with loss of livestock, damage of crops and roads.
The government made its utmost efforts to stay beside the flood
victims with available relief goods and other necessaries, according
to government officials.
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