Thousands of people remained stranded in flood-affected areas and shelters in southern, northeastern and eastern districts as water rushing through damaged embankments continued to expand inland amid water levels in the flood-hit areas falling.
Coastal rivers, also encroached like any other rivers in Bangladesh with sprawling infrastructures, continued to drain a massive amount of water dumped on Bangladesh over the last week, crossing the danger marks in at least three points.
Major rivers in the north however kept swelling because of the onrush of water from upstream with forecasts of some rivers in the Brahmaputra basin such as Teesta and Dharla falling below its current level.
In about a week, it was the first time skies briefly cleared of clouds in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country amid forecasts of fresh bands of clouds moving in the country鈥檚 direction from the Bay of Bengal, potentially unlocking another wet spell from today.
The recession of flood water slowed down on Friday night because of the full moon鈥檚 impact, threatening to prolong the flood.
The office of the deputy commissioners of Feni informed on Friday that 8,966 people from 2,625 families were still awaiting the flash flood to return home from flood shelters, reported 抖阴精品 correspondent in Feni.
A total of 648 cattle were also taken to flood shelters.
Five of the six upazilas in the district remained affected by flash flood with 34,600 people officially hit by the natural disaster.
Locals in Feni, however, believe the number of the affected would exceed 50,000.
Movement of smaller vehicles continued to be disrupted between Feni and its three upazilas, Chhagalnaiya, Parshuram and Phulgazi, due to water overflowing the roads connecting the places.
Some areas in Parshuram saw flood water recede but, in Phulgazi, people remained sunk in waist-deep water. A total of 112 villages in Feni district have been flooded.
With flood water receding in some areas, power connection was restored.
鈥業 still could not return to my home, which was almost entirely damaged by the flood,鈥� said Mohammad Nur Nabi, a resident of Shreepur in Phulgazi.
抖阴精品 correspondent in Khagrachhari reported that drizzle continued in the district Friday afternoon after a brief pause in rainfall, leading to improvement of the flood situation that sent at least 3,000 people to flood shelters on Thursday.
The entire Chattogram division was under landslide warning for the past several days amidst an intense rain spell triggered by the combined impacts of active monsoon and a low pressure formed over West Bengal and its adjacent areas.
Hundreds of people were stated to be at risk, particularly in Khagrachhari where reports of earth coming loose of hills emerged on Friday.
鈥楾he situation improved since rainfall declined and people returned to their homes from flood shelters,鈥� said Khagrachari district relief and rehabilitation officer Dipok Kumar Sheel.
鈥楢t least a hundred people remained stranded in Merung of Dighinala alone,鈥� he said.
Road communication between Dighinala and Langdu resumed after two days on Friday. The water levels of the Maini and Chengi rivers dropped.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department in a bulletin issued at 6:00pm on Friday predicted light to moderate rainfall at many places of Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Sylhet and Rangpur divisions through tomorrow.
The rainfall is likely to peak through the middle of the week.
In the 24 hours until 6:00pm on Friday, Bangladesh鈥檚 highest rainfall of 71 mm was recorded in Madaripur. Dhaka recorded 16mm of rainfall.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Center reported that 80 of the 127 rivers monitored for water level fell in the 24 hours until 9:00am on Friday.聽
抖阴精品 correspondent in Barishal reported that coastal rivers burdened with increased water discharge rendered at least 80 places vulnerable to erosion.
Bangladesh Water Development Board said that the places facing erosion risk would cover a distance of 11.5km if put together.
More than 80 places along the banks of the Meghna, Kirtankhola, Sandhya, Sugangha, Tetulia, and Arial Khan rivers have been identified as erosion-prone.
Project proposals worth about Tk 60 crore have been sent to prevent erosion.
More than four hundred families have been displaced as 3.5-kilometer area from Veduria to Ghulighat in the Muladi Upazila section of the Arial Khan River has been submerged under the riverbed.
Three major rivers flowed above danger marks on Friday afternoon in Barishal, the BWDB said.
BWDB sub-assistant engineer Tajul Islam confirmed that the Meghna River at the Tajumuddin point was flowing 53 cm above the danger level, the Bishkhali River at Betagi point was flowing 2 cm above, and the Baleshwar River at the Pirojpur point was flowing 10 cm above the danger mark.
Meanwhile, the Bishkhali River at the Patharghata point of Barguna and the Kacha River at Umedpur point of Pirojpur have reached the danger level, the official added.
