40 percent of the area is feared to be flooded.

 

40 percent of the area is feared to be flooded.

40 percent of the area is feared to be flooded.

Due to steep slopes and frequent rains inland, the Greater Sylhet area is being washed away by violent flash floods. Flooding has already occurred in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Netrokona, Kurigram, and Kishoreganj. Every day, new regions and districts are flooded. According to experts, 35-40% of the country would be flooded. At 13 spots, the water of ten rivers in the country's north and northeast is pouring over the danger line.

The flood situation in Sylhet is expected to worsen by next Monday, according to Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center. The flood situation in the north could deteriorate quickly as well. Even if the rainfall drops after two or three days, the catastrophic form of flood will remain for a few days.

Meanwhile, according to the Hindustan Times, India's Cherrapunji is the world's wettest location, citing the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). 972 mm of rain fell in 24 hours, the most in June in 122 years. And there has been around two and a half thousand millimeters of rain in the last three days. This is also the biggest amount of rain in three days in the recent 27 years. In the next 24 hours, the Indian Meteorological Department predicts another 550 mm of rain in Cherrapunji.The flooding in Sylhet and Sunamganj have receded as a result of the rains. Guwahati, in Assam, upstream of the Brahmaputra, on the other hand, may receive 300 mm of rain. As the downstream portions of the two areas, the water will begin to flow in Sylhet and Kurigram, Bangladesh.

Even if the water level in the Surma Meghna Jamuna rises for the time being, Mostafa Kamal (Palash), a PhD researcher in meteorology and climate at Saskatchewan University in Canada, informed Ittefaq that the water level in the Padma will not surpass the danger level in the next 15 days. Every year during the monsoon season, 20-30 percent of the country is swamped by temporary floods. This year, there will be additional floods. It's possible that 35-40% of the country will be inundated. There is a slim probability of permanent floods.

Mostafa Kamal (Palash) claimed that the world's major weather forecast models are predicting a worsening of the current wild situation in Sylhet division over the next three days. More than 80 percent of the Sylhet Division are currently underwater, according to the University of Tokyo's Artificial Satellite-Based Flood Observatory. At 8 a.m. yesterday, the Surma River in front of the Sunamganj District Council was running at 12,000 cubic meters per second, according to the Wild Forecasting Center of the University of Maryland in the United States.

According to Paubo's executive engineer. "There is no fear of flood in the entire country like in 1988," Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan observed. Because there was flooding in 52 districts at the time. Thirty-three districts are now inundated. In the northeastern districts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, and Netrokona, the flood situation is expected to intensify in the next 24 hours. The water level of the Surma river is 108 cm in Bipatsima in Kanaighat, 70 cm in Sylhet, and 120 cm in Sunamganj.The Brahmaputra river is flowing at Hatiya point, 60 cm above Bipatsima, and at Chilmari point, 5 cm above Bipatsima. At the Pateshwari point of the Dudhkumar river, water is pouring beyond 9 cm of Bipatsima. At Kurigram point, the Dharla river is flowing at 9 Bipatsima, whereas the Teesta river is flowing at 5 Bipatsima at Dahlia point.

Moreover, at Sarighat, the water of the Sarigowain river is flowing at 23 cm above the danger level, and at Derai point, the water of the ancient Surma river is flowing at 2 cm above the danger level. The water level of the Jadukata river in Lorergarh is 154 cm over the danger limit. The Someshwari River is running at point 56 in Kamalakanda, while the Bhugai River is flowing at point 3 in Nakuagaon, both of which are 3 cm above the danger level.