C T Online Desk: Continuous rain has submerged the low-lying areas of Chittagong, causing severe waterlogging.
Residents of the city faced extreme hardship on Thursday with roads flooded with water ranging from knee to waist height.
The waterlogging also disrupted traffic on various city roads from the morning.
People commuting to work and those with other necessities faced significant challenges.
Rajesh Chakraborty, a resident of the Didar Market area, said the continuous rain over the past few days had led to waterlogging in Bahaddarhat, Katalganj, Muradpur and Chawkbazar.
“Boats were seen in Katalganj, and many residents were using them to travel from their homes to the main road.”
Meanwhile, amid the rain-induced suffering, the local weather office said the rain would decrease from the afternoon.
Abdul Barek, assistant meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s Patenga office, said: “Till noon, 157mm of rainfall was recorded in the last 24 hours. Between 9am and 12pm, 72mm of rainfall were recorded in just three hours.”
“The rain will decrease from the afternoon, and continuous rainfall will stop. However, intermittent rain is expected to continue for another three days, after which we can expect some sunshine.”
Meanwhile, flooding has left over 100,000 people stranded in Sitakunda, Mirsharai and Fatikchhari upazilas of the in the last two days.
