Flood situation likely to worsen in 9 districts in next 24 hours

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 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of Bangladesh Water Development Board, water-levels of the rivers in the country's nine districts could rise further and exceed the danger level during the next couple of days, worsening the flood situation.

Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, executive engineer of the centre, told The Daily Star that the flood situation in low-lying areas of Kurigram, Tangail, Sirajganj, Pabna, Manikganj, Rajbari, Faridpur, Shariatpur and Chandpur could worsen in the next 24 hours.

Besides, 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, Barisal and Chittagong divisions. Moderate to heavy rains are likely in some parts of the country, said met office.

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.