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Avoiding mosquito bites key to dengue prevention
This year, even before the monsoon season officially began, the situation regarding dengue fever, carried by Aedes mosquitoes, is showing alarming signs across the country. Everyday, countless people are rushing to hospitals due to dengue fever. Climate change, rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and unplanned urbanization are all contributing to the increased risk of dengue.
Heavy rains batter Mumbai, killing at least 4
Torrential rain lashed India’s financial capital Mumbai, triggering floods and killing at least four people as well as paralysing the city and forcing schools to close on Thursday.
Met office forecasts rain, thundershowers across country
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted light to moderate rainfall, as well as moderate to heavy showers or thundershowers with occasional gusty winds, across all eight divisions of the country over the next 24 hours.
Rain and thunderstorms expected across country
The Meteorological Office has reported that light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are expected across the country until Tuesday evening (September 3). Some areas may also experience moderate to heavy rainfall.
Bangladesh, India defies river laws
This time floods inundate vast swath of eastern part of Bangladesh. Mostly at 10-12 districts. It has been raining continuously for several days. The reason for this is that the speed with which the monsoon winds move from south to north is often obstructed. When obstructed, the winds condenses locally. Then the water in the air starts to flow. As a result, there is a lot of rain. If it moves, it doesn’t rain anymore. We have seen that most of the rainfall happened over Tripura. This rainfall moved from Tripura to Moulvibazar, and was supposed to from Moulvibazar to Sylhet. But it stayed here instead.
16 gates of Kaptai Hydropower Plant opened, public urged not to panic
The authorities on Sunday morning opened the 16 spillway gates of the Kaptai Hydropower Plant as water levels of the Kaptai Lake reached above the danger level. However, lake management officials reassured the public not to panic.
Torrential rainfall batters Saudi Arabia, red alert issued
Recent heavy rains across Saudi Arabia have caused significant disruption, with many cars completely submerged and streets badly affected.
Flood water inundates Dhaka-Chattogram highway
Feni, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Comilla, Noakhali, Chittagong, Lakshmipur and Khagrachari have been severely affected by flash floods caused by landslides and rain.
Heavy rain rises Gomti water level above danger
Due to heavy rainfall over the past three days, Cumilla has recorded 274 mm of rain, including 56 mm falling in the last 24 hours, resulting in the water flow of the Gomti River to reach dangerous levels.
Heavy downpour submerges low-lying areas of Chattogram, fear of landslides
Low-lying areas of Chattogram city have again been submerged in rainwater due to the obvious low pressure.
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