The city dwellers have suffered unspeakably as Chattogram city was submerged under water due to 330.58 mm of heavy downpour in 24-hour till today (7 July) 9am due to the low depression in the Bay of Bengal, said officials.
The Patenga Met Office recorded 330.58 millimetres of rain in the last 24 hours till 9am, and advised Chattogram maritime port to keep Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 hoisted.
Weather forecaster Biswajit Chowdhury of the Patenga Met Office said the rain was likely to continue for the next five days.
Low-lying areas of the city went under water, with rainwater entering homes, educational institutions and business establishments. Office-goers, students and other commuters faced severe sufferings as transport shortages and traffic gridlocks brought civic life almost to a standstill.
The worst-affected areas included Bahaddarhat, Muradpur, Gate No. 2, WASA Circle, Halishahar, Patenga, Chandgaon, Bakalia and Chawkbazar.
Flooding intensified after tidal water entered several neighbourhoods, including Halishahar, Agrabad, Kattali, Bandartila, Goshaildanga, Saltgola Crossing, Chaktai, Khatunganj, Patenga and Bandar.
Heavy rain and rough seas disrupted loading and unloading of bulk cargo at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port, while operations at the port's container terminals continued.
Cargo handling at Chattogram Port remained suspended today due to rough sea conditions, port officials said.
Chattogram Port Authority Secretary Refayet Hamim said cargo handling from 43 vessels at the outer anchorage had been suspended due to rough sea conditions.
"We are maintaining close communication with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Once the warning signal is lowered below Signal No. 3, port operations will gradually return to normal," he said.
He added that container handling at the port terminals was continuing despite the heavy rainfall.
Two domestic flights bound for Chattogram were diverted to Dhaka because of the bad weather, said Chattogram Shah Amanat Airport Public Relations Officer Mohammad Ibrahim Khalilullah,
Chattogram Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Miah said, We have relocated 30 families from risky hill slopes and are working to move more people to safety.
"We have provided them food and are continuing announcements by loudspeaker, asking people to move to safe shelters to avoid any casualties," he said.
The district administration said around 6,555 people living on 26 risky hill slopes in the city were being asked to evacuate as fears of landslides grew amid the continued rainfall.
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