Flood situation likely worsen in 9 dists

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.

Teesta river in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat and Brahmaputra, Dharla and Jamuna in Sirajganj are flowing over the danger-level due to rain and water from upstream. Many other rivers' water-levels were also rising.

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. 

Water levels are also increasing in Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Jamuna. This situation may continue for another 48 hours, he added.

In the next 24 hours, rain and thunderstorms are likely in many parts of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and in some parts of Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattagram divisions. Moderate to heavy rains are likely in some parts of the country, said met office.

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.

As seen in the synoptic state, a light pressure has formed in the North-West Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas. The extension of the monsoon axis extends from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal and southern Bangladesh to Assam.

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