Bangladesh may witness more rains in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being fairly active over the country and moderate over the North Bay, the Met office forecast on Thursday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty winds is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, and at many places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its forecast.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The Met office recorded the highest 72mm rainfall in Feni of Chattogram division in 24 hours till 6am on Thursday.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Bihar and West Bengal to Assam across the northern part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to the Northwest Bay.
On Wednesday, the Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said there is chance of heavy rainfall at places of the northern and north-eastern Bangladesh along with Assam, Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West-Bengal (Jalpaiguri, Sikkim) of India in next 24-48 hours.
Flood situation in the northern region and low-lying areas of the central region, including Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, may slighty deteriorate, it said in their latest warning.
However, the flood situation is unlikely to worsen further after mid-July, reports Bangladesh Weather Observation Team – BWOT, an independent weather research group.
The ongoing flood claimed another life in the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, pushing up the total fatalities to 88 since June 17.
In the worst-affected Sylhet division, over 30 lakh people have been rendered homeless and as many as 40,000 houses destroyed in the recent floods.
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