Flood warning in Feni as Muhuri River crosses danger mark

The BWDB's Executive Engineer for the district said that the rapid and abnormal rise in water levels has triggered flooding in several areas.

Meanwhile the district administration said that considering the worsening situation, they have prepared 131 shelter centres across the affected upazilas.

In Fulgazi upazila, 99 shelters have been readied — 32 in secondary schools and 67 in primary schools. In Parshuram upazila, 32 shelters have been kept on standby.

A total of five places have been breached including the forest control dam located in Parashuram, and in Jangalghona, Gadanagar, Derpara and Sahebnagar. The water level continues to rise, said Feni BWDB.

The Ganges and Padma rivers are experiencing a gradual rise in water levels which may continue for the next five days according to the latest forecast from the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).

However, they are projected to remain below the danger level.

Meanwhile, higher-than-normal tidal activity is prevailing in coastal rivers of Barisal, Khulna, and Chattogram divisions.

These elevated tides are likely to persist for another day contributing to waterlogging in some areas.

In August 2024, heavy rainfall, coupled with a surge of water released from a dam in India's Tripura resulted in severe flooding that claimed over 70 lives and affected 11 districts in northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh, reports UNB.