Flood concerns rise as water levels rise nationwide, weather experts issue new alerts for communities along major riverbanks.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) in a statement on Friday warned of flash floods in five districts of northern Bangladesh’s Rangpur Division. Water levels in the main Brahmaputra-Jamuna and Ganges-Padma rivers are expected to continue rising over the next five days, forecasts said.
Even though water levels in smaller northern rivers—the Teesta, Dharla, and Dudhkumar—fell slightly between Thursday and Friday morning, they are expected to rise again very soon. Experts say these rivers will likely swell over the next three days and could spill over their banks. This will likely cause quick, short-term floods in low-lying areas across Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Kurigram.
Mustafa Kamal Jihan, an assistant engineer at the FFWC, explained that the rising water in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna river system could reach high-warning levels. If this happens, nearby low-lying areas in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, and Bogura will face flooding.
Meanwhile, the northeast of the country is already experiencing high water levels. In the Sylhet area, the Kushiara River is flowing above the official danger level at Fenchuganj and Markuli stations in Sunamganj. While the nearby Surma River went down a bit over the past day, both of these rivers are expected to rise again over the next three days. This means the flood situation for families living in low-lying parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj will stay the same for at least another 24 hours.
Further south, river levels in the Feni, Muhuri, Gomti, and Silonia rivers dropped over the past day. However, they might rise for just one day before settling down.
The nationwide rise in water comes as a weak rain-bearing weather system sits over nearby parts of India, including Odisha, Bihar, and West Bengal, pushing more water down into Bangladesh’s river networks.
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