RAIN CITY IN DHAKA
The incessant rain, induced by a depression, made people suffer for the third consecutive day yesterday in the capital and elsewhere.
Many thoroughfares, roads and alleys in Dhaka city went under knee-to-waist-deep water, throwing life out of gear.
Dhaka dwellers waded through knee-to-waist-deep water on streets as the scanty and clogged storm drainage system continued to be overwhelmed by the rain. To add to their misery, many public transport services stayed off road fearing breakdowns on flooded streets.
The capital had an astonishing 262mm of rain in 54 hours, between Thursday morning and Saturday noon, according to the Dhaka Met office records.
The silver lining is that the rain that had ruined many people's weekend could ease off today, as forecast by the Met office.
Roads in West Dhanmondi, Jhigatola and other parts of Dhanmondi residential area on both sides of Sat Masjid Road were severely water-logged.
Many had their ground-floor homes and garages flooded.
“The wheels of the cars parked inside the ground floor of our six-storey building at West Dhanmondi had partially gone under water,” said a local, adding that the rain finally stopped when some of the residents were thinking about jacking the cars up and putting those on stacks of bricks.
Rickshaws were the dominant mode of transport yesterday; they were in great demand among office-goers and children going to schools.
The rain swamped large swaths of private residential area Bashundhara as well. Thoroughfares there were waterlogged disrupting movement of locals.
Abdul Karim, a resident of Bashundhara, said, “Small vehicles like cars and auto-rickshaws could not ply inside Bashundhara and thousands got totally stuck in their homes.”
Rubel Hossain, an Uber driver, said he somehow waded through Dhanmondi Road-27 which was under knee-deep water. Electric cables of his car got severed in the process.
“I am avoiding any trip to Motijheel, Paltan or Moghbazar areas as vehicles would surely break down in rainwater,” he said.
Parts of Karwan Bazar, Motijheel, Farmgate, Dhanmondi, Nikunja, Mirpur, Green Road, Mohammadpur, Jatrabari, Shahjahanpur, Shantinagar, Khilgaon, Demra, Mohammadpur, Badda and several other areas in the capital were inundated.
In many places, people had to stay indoors for hours.
The traffic situation in Banasree got worse during the rain, said Shabnam Sultana, a local. The poor state of the streets compounded the sufferings of the locals, she said, adding that people had to wait for around half an hour just to get through the gate of the residential area.
The stretch of Rokeya Sarani between Senpara and Sheorapara along with all adjoining lanes and by-lanes was waterlogged until noon yesterday, said east Sheorapara resident Abu Shahin.
On many thoroughfares in the city, vehicles broke down in knee-deep water.
According to the Met office, it rained 149mm in the 24 hours between Friday morning and yesterday morning. Another 63mm was recorded until yesterday noon.
The highest rainfall in the country was, however, recorded in Gopalganj -- 271mm in the 24 hours between Friday morning and yesterday morning.
Md Rasheduzzaman, a meteorologist and duty forecasting officer at Dhaka Met office, said such rain under the influence of depression in October and November was usual.
Post-monsoon low over the Bay and those leading to land depression is not unusual in these two months, he said.
Abdul Karim, a resident of Bashundhara, said, “Small vehicles like cars and auto-rickshaws could not ply inside Bashundhara and thousands got totally stuck in their homes.”
Rubel Hossain, an Uber driver, said he somehow waded through Dhanmondi Road-27 which was under knee-deep water. Electric cables of his car got severed in the process.
“I am avoiding any trip to Motijheel, Paltan or Moghbazar areas as vehicles would surely break down in rainwater,” he said.
Parts of Karwan Bazar, Motijheel, Farmgate, Dhanmondi, Nikunja, Mirpur, Green Road, Mohammadpur, Jatrabari, Shahjahanpur, Shantinagar, Khilgaon, Demra, Mohammadpur, Badda and several other areas in the capital were inundated.
In many places, people had to stay indoors for hours.
The traffic situation in Banasree got worse during the rain, said Shabnam Sultana, a local. The poor state of the streets compounded the sufferings of the locals, she said, adding that people had to wait for around half an hour just to get through the gate of the residential area.
The stretch of Rokeya Sarani between Senpara and Sheorapara along with all adjoining lanes and by-lanes was waterlogged until noon yesterday, said east Sheorapara resident Abu Shahin.
On many thoroughfares in the city, vehicles broke down in knee-deep water.
According to the Met office, it rained 149mm in the 24 hours between Friday morning and yesterday morning. Another 63mm was recorded until yesterday noon.
The highest rainfall in the country was, however, recorded in Gopalganj -- 271mm in the 24 hours between Friday morning and yesterday morning.
Md Rasheduzzaman, a meteorologist and duty forecasting officer at Dhaka Met office, said such rain under the influence of depression in October and November was usual.
Post-monsoon low over the Bay and those leading to land depression is not unusual in these two months, he said.
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