Incessant rains and thunderstorms for the past two to three days have confidence paralysed same outdated life in Chandpur city.
The roads of the district city, particularly Cumilla Avenue, Truck Avenue, and Purana Bazar-Dokan Ghar Avenue, have confidence change into waterlogged attributable to persistent rain.
Rainwater has gathered in a gargantuan option of potholes, causing extra damage to the native of us.
The streets are practically deserted, with very few vehicles and of us braving the
Torrential rainfall compelled most of us to remain indoors on Saturday (14 September).
Alternatively, hawkers, rickshaw pullers and day laborers ventured out, hoping to carry out a residing.
Firms opened after 10am, but attributable to the heavy rain, they had been compelled to shut again quickly.
Nurul Islam, a 35-year-out of date auto-rickshaw driver, shared his frustration: “I will now no longer plod any place attributable to the rain. Many auto-rickshaw drivers haven’t even left their homes on fable of of defective climate.”
Abdur Rahim Mizi, a banana seller from Bagadi Union, alongside with fellow seller Kawsar Khan, stated, “All over the outdated rain, severe waterlogging occurred within the Chandpur Irrigation Project bid. Then the water receded, but now it be returning, causing fresh waterlogging. Closing time, vegetation and fish farms had been severely broken.”
Moinul Islam, a businessman from Purana Bazar, and resident Mizanur Rahman Said, “It has been raining carefully since morning. Public life is type of at a standstill. Roads are empty, and enterprise has slumped.”
Within the Meghna River, waves have confidence change into violent, and fears of riverbank erosion are rising.
Sukh Ranjan Das, a 68-year-out of date resident, stated: “I couldn’t plod to work on fable of of the rain. Fishermen are too nervous to mission into the river.”
Businessman Abu Saeed and vegetable seller Jahangir Alam well-known the dearth of purchasers, “No one is leaving their homes unless fully most most essential. The rain has been relentless since final night.”
Adding to the woes, Chandpur has been plagued by severe energy outages, with blackouts lasting 6-7 hours each day, increasing demand for backup energy systems.
Meteorologist Shah Md Shoaib stated 47 millimetres of rain became recorded from Friday insensible night to Saturday noon, with extra rain expected.
