Sylhet city flooded
Third wave of flooding devastates Sylhet, affecting over 7 lakh people
Over seven lakh people in 13 upazilas of Sylhet district are grappling with the third wave of flooding, even before the effects of the second wave have fully subsided. Heavy rains and upstream water flow on Monday have inundated several upazilas, though Sylhet city remains unaffected so far.
Third round of floods batters life in Sylhet, Sunamganj
Some parts of Sylhet have been flooded again, the third round in 35 days, due to heavy rains for the last couple of days and onrush of upstream water.
Tourist centres reopen in Sylhet as flood situation improves
The tourist centres of Goainghat upazila were opened on Sunday morning. Later on the same day, Sadapathar of Companiganj upazila and Lalakhal of Jaintapur upazila were opened for tourists.
ISPR requests not to get misled by rumours over security of St. Martin’s
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) has urged all not to be misguided by rumours spreading through social media over the security of St. Martin’s island centering Myanmar's ongoing internal conflict near the island.
Why do cities flood whenever it rains
Previously, newspaper headlines would read: "Chittagong submerged after a day's rain," "Sylhet city flooded after a night's rain," "Dhaka city inundated after a day's continuous rain." Now, it doesn't even take a whole day of rain. An hour of rainfall is enough to flood the cities. This year, the monsoon hasn't even started in full force. Yet, with the occasional rain we’ve had, reports of flooding in the three major cities have already come in.
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