Parts of coastal and southwest Bangladesh received heavy to very heavy rain on Monday as weather conditions became favorable for yet another rain spell through the end of the week.
Active monsoon winds and a rapidly intensifying depression are threatening to bring almost non-stop rain to parts of Bangladesh, particularly along the coast, where thousands remained stranded until Monday.
Crops on hundreds of thousands of acres in low-lying areas, mostly in the coast, remained inundated for almost a week now, eliminating any last hope that farmers might have had to salvage some of their affected crops.
鈥楾his disaster is something we never expected to happen,鈥� Amir Hossain, a farmer in Companiganj, told 抖阴精品 correspondent in Noakhali.
Vast swathes of aman seedbeds and aush in six upazilas of the coastal districts are still under water.
The Department of Agricultural Extension in Feni said that crops on 5,199 hectares remained submerged, including 891 hecatres of aman seedbeds and 2500 hectares of aush rice fields. The rest of the cropland included vegetables.聽
In the 57 affected unions, 24,950 families are still stranded. The flood affected 90,403 people, according to official estimates.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department said that the low pressure that formed in Gangetic West Bengal rapidly intensified into a land depression on Monday, with parts of the system crossing over southwest Bangladesh.
The BMD asked all four maritime ports to show signal number three until further notice. All fishing boats and trawlers have been asked to stay close to the shore and move with caution until further notice.
In the 24 hours until 6:00pm, the BMD said, Bangladesh鈥檚 highest rainfall of 160mm was recorded in Bandarban. Dhaka recorded 17mm of rainfall over the same period of time.
The divisions of Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal are under a heavy rainfall warning.
Most places in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barishal are set to witness light to moderate rainfall today.
Major rivers in the hill basin and the Ganges basin may swell over the next two to four days, said the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center.
The coastal regions of Barishal, Khulna and Chattogram are likely to experience more than usual tide.
