Staff Reporter:
Water levels at nine monitoring stations on five rivers in Bangladesh’s north-eastern and south-eastern regions remain above danger level due to an active monsoon and heavy upstream rainfall, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).
In its latest bulletin, based on observations recorded at 9am on Friday (10 July), the FFWC said the Sangu, Matamuhuri, Kushiyara, Manu and Khowai rivers continued to flow above danger levels at several points.
The Sangu River was flowing 95 centimetres above the danger mark at Bandarban and 23 centimetres above at Dohazari. Water levels on the Matamuhuri River were 47 centimetres above danger level at Lama and 32 centimetres above at Chiringa.
The Kushiyara River was flowing 18 centimetres above the danger level at Markuli and 10 centimetres above at Fenchuganj, while the Manu River was 35 centimetres above the danger mark at Manu Railway Bridge and 80 centimetres above at Moulvibazar.
The Khowai River was also flowing 60 centimetres above danger level at Balla.
The FFWC said a further nine monitoring stations on five rivers had reached warning level. These include the Teesta River at Dalia in Nilphamari, Kaunia in Lalmonirhat and Tarapur in Gaibandha; the Kushiyara River at Sherpur in Moulvibazar; the Surma River at Kanaighat in Sylhet, Chhatak and Sunamganj; the Someshwari River at Kalmakanda in Netrokona; and the Chhoto Feni River at Companiganj in Noakhali.
According to the centre, Cherrapunji in India’s Meghalaya state recorded the highest rainfall over the past 24 hours, with 109 millimetres. Within Bangladesh, Chattogram received the highest rainfall during the same period, recording 203 millimetres.
Of the 127 river monitoring stations under observation across the country, water levels rose at 79 stations, fell at 43 and remained unchanged at five.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre has urged residents living in low-lying areas along rivers to remain vigilant and follow the instructions of local authorities as the flood situation continues to evolve.
