Bangladesh: Chittagong inundated by record rainfall

Md Zakir Hossain

In addition to Chittagong city being waterlogged due to continuous rains in the last part of monsoon, various villages in the lower areas of the district were also submerged in water. The port city of Chittagong has been waterlogged for the third day due to continuous rain. Some roads are knee-deep, while roads in low-lying areas are submerged in waist-deep water. Traffic is being disrupted on the road. The employees have to suffer the most in reaching the workplace. It started raining in the Chittagong city and surrounding areas from last Thursday (August 03) evening. Very heavy rain started from Saturday night. The Meteorological Office has issued a warning of worsening flooding and landslides due to heavy rains.