On rush of hilly water with heavy downpour in the country’s north-eastern part especially the border areas will cause flash floods that may havoc across the region, experts feared.
After the terrible natural calamities like Corona and Amphan, the fear of floods has been created this time.
Premature monsoon winds with western winds have been spreading across the country. As a result, the level of rainfall has increased before the start of the monsoon season.
According to meteorologists, the monsoon is expected to bring heavy rains across the country throughout the month of June. Due to this monsoon, floods may occur in the northern, northeastern and southeastern parts of the country by the end of this month.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh recently experienced one of the most powerful Bay of Bengal cyclones on record and saved thousands of lives through forecasting, warning, and evacuation.
Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center, said the monsoon winds had spread earlier and this time there was more rain before the monsoon. The amount of rainfall may be higher even in the monsoon season.
“As a result, there may be one flood by the end of June and another flood between August and September. If there is more rain this time, the flood may spread naturally,” he said.
Meteorologist Aftab Uddin said, “We fear that a flood may be visited by the end of this month. The water level in the rivers of the country are pretty high. In May, the country received 17.1 percent more rainfall than other years of this season.”
However, normal rainfall has been recorded in Dhaka and Sylhet divisions. Between May and the first week of this month, there was 20 percent more rain than usual. The highest rainfall (93 mm) was recorded in Hatia.
According to Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the water level of the country’s major rivers has already increased. Especially near Sirajganj, the water level of Jamuna river has reached near the danger level. The amount of water that rose in the Jamuna at the end of May and the beginning of June has not been seen since 1988. Experts said that this has already created a flood risk in advance.
According to the Meteorological Department, the rate at which the monsoon winds are becoming active, this time around the country, except the coastal areas of the country may be at risk of floods. Floods are expected in the northern part of the country by the end of June.
At the same time, due to the hill slope, floods may also occur in the north-east at this time. The water has already come in the rivers. The water level of Jamuna river has also increased a lot this time. The water of other rivers is also rising.
According to the Water Development Board, out of 90 observation stations on the river level, river water is rising in 49 stations. The water level of Jamuna river has increased abnormally.
They said that the water level of Jamuna river has increased at Sirajganj point. If this trend of rising water continues, the water level of Jamuna river will rise after June 15 and floods are feared.
Meanwhile, heavy rains have been falling in upstream of Bangladesh including Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya for the last few days. These states are receiving 50 to 100 mm of regular rainfall.
Due to this rain, some parts of the area of Habiganj district has been flooded. The areas have experienced extensive damage due to the flash flood. Houses and roads in hilly and tea-garden areas have dilapidated. Five bridges on the Dhaka-Sylhet old highway from Chandichara Tea Garden to Satchari National Park have been damaged.
Moreover, local warning No. 3 has been issued at the seaports due to light pressure in West and Central Bay of Bengal and next North-West Bay of Bengal. The light pressure entered the land area of Orissa of India on Saturday.
As a result, there will be light to heavy rain in almost all the districts of the country and the Meteorological Department has asked to hoist warning number 3 in four seaports of the country.
