Bangladesh braces for flooding in 5 districts as rivers rise amid rains

Low-lying areas along rivers in five districts could face temporary flooding over the coming days, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned.

The vulnerable districts are Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Sherpur, Mymensingh and Netrokona, according to the FFWC's latest bulletin issued on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.

Officials said all major rivers are still flowing below danger levels, but rising water could cause temporary inundation in some parts of the country.

The alert follows a deep depression that formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal this week. The system crossed India’s Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coast late Thursday and has since weakened into a land depression, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).

In the past 24 hours, heavy rainfall was recorded in the Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, though no significant rain was reported upstream in India.