Although the flood situation is stable in the northeastern region of Bangladesh including Sylhet, the overall flood situation in the country has deteriorated.
According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center of the Water Development Board, water is flowing above the danger level at 19 points in nine rivers.
Seven rivers were above the danger level at 16 points on Wednesday.
The amount of rainfall has decreased in Sylhet region for two days. Due to which the flood did not increase, the district administration said.
And the Meteorological Department says that although it will decrease towards Sylhet, there may be heavy rainfall in the northern areas including Rangpur for the next few days.
In this, the Flood Forecasting Center is reporting medium-term floods in the northern part of the country.
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Nine districts affected by floods
According to the information of Bangladesh Water Development Board’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Center, a total of nine districts are affected by floods at the moment.
At the beginning of the week Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrakona, Moulvibazar, Sherpur – these five districts were inundated with Baner water.
However, by Tuesday afternoon, the river water crossed the danger level in two other districts. Habiganj and Feni were affected by the flood.
Among these, the flood situation in Sherpur, Habiganj and Feni has improved somewhat. But five northern districts have been newly added to the list.
These are mainly the towns of Brahmaputra and Yamuna basin. The districts are – Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Sirajganj and Jamalpur.
Sardar Uday Raihan, Executive Engineer of Flood Forecasting and Warning Center, told BBC Bangla that water is flowing above the danger level at eight places in the Brahmaputra and Yamuna rivers.
“Floods have occurred in the basins of the two rivers which may last for another seven days. That is, the situation is expected to prevail till the 10th or 11th of this month”, said Mr. Raihan.
He gave the impression that the term will not be longer than this.
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in the upper reaches of Brahmaputra and Teesta for the next 72 hours.
Meteorologist Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallick told BBC Bangla that heavy rainfall will occur in Teesta catchment area (basin) including Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Panchagarh. which may extend the duration of the temporary build-up of inundation.
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weather forecast
The direction of the flood situation depends on the rainfall.
Meteorologist said that this rainfall is due to the activity of monsoon. Malik.
According to the department’s forecast, the monsoon has spread over India’s Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and central parts of Bangladesh to Assam.
“Its extension extends to North Bay of Bengal. This monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over North Bay of Bengal,” they said.
As a result, it will rain intermittently in Bangladesh. Meteorologists see light to moderate rainfall as normal during this time.
The Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain or rain with thunder in all the eight divisions of the country in the next 72 hours.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is predicted in Rangpur, Chittagong and Sylhet.
The Executive Engineer of the Flood Forecasting Center told BBC Bangla that despite moderate to heavy rainfall, there is no risk of flooding in the central or southern parts of the country.
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The month of July receives the heaviest rainfall in the country. Average rainfall for the month is 523 mm.
Because at this time, the supply of water vapor from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal increases inside Bangladesh.
“It is normal for rainfall to be 10 percent less or more than the forecast. But, 15 to 20 percent more is unusual,” said Abul Kalam Mallick.
He said, “We have already informed in the long-term forecast and monsoon forum that the rainfall this time will be more than normal.”
This meteorologist said that the heavy rainfall that is being talked about in the northern part of the country will reduce a little from the next seven days.
However, there is a possibility of one or two depressions in the Bay of Bengal this month.
“Due to which the rainfall will increase again later”, said Mr. Malik.