The low-lying areas, along with over 100 villages in Jhinaigati and Nalitabari Upazilas of Sherpur, had been inundated following heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.
Within ideal 12 hours, the villagers experienced flash flooding because the Moharashi, Bhogai, and Chellakhali rivers overflowed their banks.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Division (BMD) has forecasted that rainfall will proceed in Sherpur, Tangail, Mymensingh, and surrounding areas unless Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said that river water ranges in these areas will upward push unless Saturday morning, after which they are anticipated to decrease.
In the flash flood-affected areas, most rural roads and a main section of farmland in the upazilas had been inundated. Many ponds devour misplaced their fish, and numerous homes are currently inundated in knee-deep water.
Flash flooding took place in four unions in Jhinaigati upazila, along with the Sadar Bazar and upazila parishad intersection, as heavy rain from Thursday evening to Friday (4 October) noon introduced about the Moharashi River to overflow.
Water ranges devour additionally risen in the Bhogai and Chellakhali rivers in the border upazila of Nalitabari, flooding low-lying areas in three unions, along with Nalitabari Municipality.
As of Friday morning, Nakugaon Point in Sherpur recorded 261mm of rainfall over the last 24 hours, whereas Sherpur Sadar reported 177mm and Nalitabari recorded 225mm.
Other areas noticed essential rainfall as effectively, with Jariyanjail in Netrokona receiving 200mm, Durgapur 135mm, and Tangail 110mm.
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) knowledge indicates that the water stage at the Nakuagaon situation of the Bhogai River has surpassed the possibility stage, rising to 24.50mMSL by 6pm on Friday, which is 2.55 metres above the possibility threshold of 21.95 metres. This marks an make bigger of seven.9 metres for the length of the closing 24 hours.
Furthermore, the water stage at the Goalkanda situation on the Nil-Jinjiram River has additionally exceeded the possibility stage, with water flowing over 40 centimeters above the possibility mark in the evening.
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre’s Govt Engineer, Sarder Udoy Raihan, suggested The Alternate Long-established, “Water in the riverside areas of Sherpur, Jamalpur, Netrakona and Mymonsingh districts might perchance maybe upward push unless Saturday afternoon. After that, there is a possibility that the water will decrease.”
BMD Meteorologist Md Omar Faruq suggested TBS, “Sherpur, Tangail, Mymensingh areas obtained recurring rainfall from Thursday evening. Now the stage of rainfall on this space has lowered however it absolutely will rain unless the 6 October. Rainfall will decrease on this space from 7 October.”
Zubaidul Islam, a native journalist in Sherpur, suggested TBS, “There has been irregular rainfall in Sherpur since Thursday evening. Low-lying areas had been flooded as a result of the onrush of mountains. We devour obtained info about embankments breaching at at the least seven locations in the river.”
Meteorologist Mostofa Kamal Palash, a PhD researcher in meteorology and climate at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, suggested TBS, “One among the very splendid mountains in the Meghalaya mountains is the build called Chokhpat. Right here is the build the build the heaviest rainfall has took place and is opposite Sherpur district. As a end result, the heavy rains that are going down on this fragment of the hills are coming down very fleet in the produce of hill slopes in the rivers of Sherpur district.”
Md Ashraful Alam Rasel, Jhinaigati Upazila executive officer, said, “The upazila administration and Fire Service personnel are attempting to rescue the of us trapped by the water. Dry meals is being ready for distribution amongst the flood victims.”
On the varied hand, heavy rains and mountain torrents devour inundated at the least 5 unions in Haluaghat upazila, Mymensingh, leaving round 50,000 residents marooned as floodwaters started entering the space since Friday afternoon. Roads, delivery fields, and yards are waterlogged, and patients at the Haluaghat Upazila Health Advanced devour suffered as a result of flooding in the capacity.
In accordance with native sources and the upazila administration, continuous rainfall has introduced about river ranges to upward push, with water from upstream India flooding Haluaghat Sadar Union, Bhubankura, Jugli, Ghazirvita, and Kaichapur. The articulate worsened in the evening when the native Bhogai River dam collapsed.
Bhubankura Union Parishad Chairman Suruj Mia reported that heavy rain introduced about the Shewal and Meneng rivers to overflow, flooding homes and yards and making it hard for residents to high-tail away their homes. Haluaghat Upazila Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Alal Uddin said that if rain stops in a single day, water ranges might perchance maybe nonetheless proceed by morning.
Haluaghat Upazila Govt Officer Ershadul Ahmed illustrious that whereas Haluaghat had now not experienced essential floods since 1988, the most modern articulate has necessitated fleet aid efforts for those affected.
Low over North Bay of Bengal
BMD said a low-stress space has formed over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh. Monsoon troughs plod thru Bihar, West Bengal to Assam at some stage in the central fragment of Bangladesh. Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and reasonable to sturdy in varied locations over North Bay.
BMD’s evening bulletin said that the light to reasonable rain or convey showers accompanied by brief gusty wind is liable to happen at most locations over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with slightly heavy to very heavy falls at locations over the country.
On Thursday, Tangail recorded the very splendid rainfall at 211mm by 6 pm. Other essential rainfall measurements consist of 149mm in Mymensingh, 37mm in Faridpur, 45mm in Mongla, 29mm in Teknaf, and 20mm in Dhaka.
