At least 15 districts across Bangladesh could face sudden flooding over the next 48 hours. This warning comes as major rivers across the country rise quickly due to heavy monsoon rains and water rushing down from hills upstream in India.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre shared the update on Monday, advising people living in low-lying areas to be prepared. Officials noted that river water has already crossed dangerous levels at four major monitoring points. These include the Kushiyara River at Fenchuganj and Markuli, the Surma River at Chhatak, and the Someswari River in Netrokona.
Weather experts predict that the heavy rain will continue. Over the next day, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions. At the same time, heavy rain is falling in the nearby Indian states of Assam, Meghalaya, and West Bengal, which will flow directly into Bangladesh’s rivers.
In the northern part of the country, the Teesta, Dharla, and Dudhkumar rivers will swell over the next two days. As the water passes the danger mark, short-term flash floods could quickly hit low-lying areas in Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Kurigram.
Meanwhile, the situation remains unstable in the northeast. The Surma and Kushiyara rivers in Sylhet and Sunamganj are fluctuating, but experts fear they will cross danger lines within 48 hours, worsening the situation for local villages. Officials are also watching rising waters in the Bhugai, Kangsha, Sarigowain, and Jadukata rivers.
The country’s biggest river systems, the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Ganges, are also filling up fast. As these massive rivers continue to rise over the next few days, low-lying lands in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogura, Sirajganj, and Tangail are highly likely to be flooded. Local authorities in all at-risk areas have been told to stay alert and ready to help.
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