At least nine villages were flooded after several days of heavy rainfall, with the onrush of water from upstream breaching river embankments in Feni Thursday night.
The collapses occurred along the embankments protecting villages from the Muhuria and Silonia rivers at about 10:00pm on Thursday, 抖阴精品 correspondent in Feni reported.
Gushing water washed away about 50-metre of the embankment along the Muhuri River in Phulgazi, said Water Development Board鈥檚 sub-divisional engineer Abul Kashem confirmed.聽
鈥榃ater entered my house, sinking furniture and other belongings,鈥� said Shahab Uddin, a resident of Phulgazi.
鈥榃e haven鈥檛 eaten anything since the flood hit as we could not cook food,鈥� he said.
On Friday morning, traders woke up to find their workplaces at the Phulgazi bazar submerged, though the water receded before the morning as over.
The inundation of the market and villages served as a reminder of last year鈥檚 devastating flood that swept the district for days, dealing a huge blow, particularly to poor farmers, who are still fighting the aftermath of the last flood.
The WDB said that the Muhuri River was flowing at 11.15 metres, with its danger level being 12.55m.
The embankment protecting neighborhoods from Silonia River also collapsed after the Phulgazi incident.
Last year鈥檚 flood left scores of breaches in river protection embankments in the district. Many of the breaches are yet to be plugged.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department in a bulletin issued Friday afternoon predicted that the ongoing spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall would continue through June 24.
The well-marked low that formed over West Bengal now lay over Jharkhand and weakened into a low-pressure area, the BMD said.
Under the influence of the weather system, rain continued over vast swathes of areas in Bangladesh and its adjacent areas in central and northeastern India.
In the 24 hours until 6:00pm on Friday, Bangladesh鈥檚 highest maximum rainfall of 118 mm was recorded in Teknaf.聽聽
All four maritime ports were asked to keep signal number three hoisted until further notice with fishing boats and trawlers advised to remain close to the coast and proceed with caution.
