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The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board has warned that low-lying areas in 12 districts across the country may see flooding due to an increase in rainfall.
The low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, and Kurigram districts are likely to experience flooding while the low-lying areas of the Rajbari, Faridpur, Pabna, Manikganj, Shariatpur, Madaripur, Munshiganj and Dhaka districts are likely to experience temporary flooding.
A notice issued by the FFWC on the rainfall and river situation on Wednesday, said that the water of the Teesta River is flowing 5cm above the danger level at the Dalia point, reports bdnews24.com.
A low-pressure system has formed in the north-west and west-central Bay of Bengal and its adjacent areas. Over the past 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall has been observed in the Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions of Bangladesh and upstream in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal.
The FFWC has also warned of the likelihood of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sylhet, Mymensingh divisions and the adjacent upstream areas of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh in India from 9am on Wednesday to 9am on Thursday.
The notice added that the water levels of Teesta, Dhala and Dudhkumari rivers in Rangpur division have swelled in the last 24 hours. Over the next 24 hours, the water levels may rise further. The Teesta’s water level may flow above the danger level, while the Dhala and Dudhkumari may exceed the danger level.
The FFWC says that the low-lying areas adjacent to the rivers in the Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur and Kurigram districts may flood, but added that that the water level of the rivers may decrease over the two subsequent days.