Much of the northeastern districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj were flooded by heavy rainfall brought on by an active monsoon, wreaking havoc on rural residents as the two districts saw their third flood in as many months.
According to officials and locals who spoke with BSS today, the early arrival of monsoon due to storm Rimel caused massive parts of many districts in the nation to be under water.
Wide sections of two northeastern districts, Sylhet and Sunamganj, as well as other parts of Bangladesh, were devastated by the third wave of severe floods. They noted that because the third round of flooding impacted northeastern areas faster than the previous, it is likely to do long-term damage to life and livelihood.
FFWC Executive Engineer Sardar Udoy Raihan said, “Northern regions of Bangladesh and some states of India have witnessed torrential rainfall as monsoon is set early impacted by the cyclone Rimel resulting in flood for third time in Sylhet and Sunamganj”.
He forecasted flood situation will be prolonged as almost entire country experienced heavy rainfall triggered by active monsoon. Due to massive amounts of rainfall, major rivers are overflowing submerging vast tract of land along the rivers, Raihan added.
According to the local administration, thousands of people have been marooned in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts as flood water submerged a large portions of the two districts.
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