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Water levels in 23 rivers rise, 65 fall


Bangladeshpost
Published : 29 Jul 2019 09:05 PM | Updated : 07 Sep 2020 07:04 AM

Water levels at 23 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) have marked rise while 65 stations recorded fall. Major rivers crossed danger marks at 11 more points across the country, according to a bulletin of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) issued here today, reports BSS.

All the major rivers are in falling trend except the Ganges, the FFWC said adding all the major rivers may fall in next 48 hours except the Ganges. The improvement of existing flood situation in different parts of the country may continue in next 24 hours, it added. The Surma at Kanaighat, the Kushiyara at Amalshid, Sheola and Sherpur-Sylhet, the Titas at Brahmanbaria, the Meghna at Chanpur, the Jamuna at Fulchari and Bahadurabad, the Gur at Singra, the Atrai at Baghabari and the Dhaleswari at Elasin are flowing above danger level 32cm, 44cm, 26cm, 18cm, 21cm, 16cm, 17cm, 10cm, 14cm, 10cm and 24cm respectively.