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Rain may provide respite from searing heat in 24 hours
Expect some reprieve from the searing heat, as the weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours.
“Showers are likely in the next 24 hours at many places over Chattogram division; at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and Sylhet divisions; and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions,” the Met department said in its bulletin on Friday morning.
Moderately heavy showers are likely to occur at isolated places over the country.
Also read: Mild heat wave sweeping over parts of country
Meanwhile, mild to moderate heatwave conditions prevailing in Rangpur, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and in the districts of Dhaka,Tangail, Rangamati, Cumilla, Chandpur, Feni and Chuadanga may continue, as per the bulletin.
“But at the end of the next 72 hours, rainfall activity is likely to increase over the country," said Md Monwar Hossain, a meteorologist with the department.
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The highest temperature in the country was recorded at Rajshahi at 39 degrees Celsius in the last 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
Mild heat wave sweeping over parts of country
A mild heat wave is sweeping over different parts of the country including Dhaka, said Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD).
“A mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions and Dhaka, Tangail, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts and it may continue,” it said.
Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet, divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi division with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country.
Meanwhile, the well-marked low over Odisha and adjoining area weekend into a low pressure area and lies over the same area.
Read: Mild heatwave sweeps 12 districts
One of its associated troughs extends to Northeast Bay.
Monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the centre of the low, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh & moderate elsewhere over North Bay.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded 38.2 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi while the lowest temperature was recorded 25.0 degrees Celsius at Hatiya in Noakhali.
UNB Sylhet Correspondent reports: the normal life of people has been disrupted due to the scorching heat as a mild heat wave is sweeping the district.
People are staying indoors due to the sweltering heat.
Besides, power cut in many parts of the district has intensified the woes of people.
The local Weather Observatory Centre said they have recorded highest temperature 37.2 degrees Celsius in Sylhet on Thursday and it may rise further.
Syed Ahmed, senior meteorologist of Sylhet Weather Observatory Centre, said the mild heat wave has been sweeping the district since Sunday, the Eid Day and only rains can bring relief.
He also said that rains are expected at the end of this week and the temperature may fall from Saturday, he said.
Light to moderate rains are likely in the city and other parts of the district on Saturday.
After 3 feet of rain, 32,000 in Sydney area may need to flee
More than 30,000 residents of Sydney and its surrounds have been told to evacuate or prepare to abandon their homes on Monday as Australia’s largest city braces for what could be its worst flooding in 18 months.
Parts of the city of 5 million people are facing a fourth flooding emergency in a year and a half after torrential rain since Friday caused dams to overflow and waterways to break their banks.
“The latest information we have is that there’s a very good chance that the flooding will be worse than any of the other three floods that those areas had in the last 18 months,” Emergency Management Minister Murray Watt told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Read: 500,000 people on flood alert as rain lashes Sydney
The current flooding might affect areas that managed to stay dry during the previous floods, Watt added.
New South Wales state Premier Dominic Perrottet said 32,000 people were impacted by evacuation orders and warnings.
“You’d probably expect to see that number increase over the course of the week,” Perrottet said.
Emergency services had made 116 flood rescues in recent days, 83 of them since 9 p.m. Sunday, he said. Hundreds more requests for help were made by Monday morning.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology manager Jane Golding said some areas between Newcastle, north of Sydney, and Wollongong, south of Sydney had received more than a meter (39 inches) of rain in the previous 24 hours. Some has received more than 1.5 meters (59 inches).
“The system that has been generating this weather does show signs that it will ease tomorrow, but throughout today, expect more rain,” Golding said.
Rain was forecast across New South Wales's coast, including Sydney, all week, she said.
The flooding danger was highest along the Hawkesbury River, in northwest Sydney, and the Nepean River in Sydney’s west.
“The water is flowing really quickly,” Golding said. “It’s dangerous out on the rivers and we do have some more rain to fall which means the flash-flood risk is not over yet.”
State Emergency Services Commissioner Carlene York said strong winds had toppled trees, damaging rooves and blocking roads. She advised against unnecessary travel.
Theresa Fedeli, mayor of the Camden municipality on the Nepean River southwest of Sydney, said the repeated flooding was taking a toll on members of her community.
“It's just devastating. They just keep on saying ‘devastating, not again,'” Fedeli said.
“I just keep on saying ... ‘We've got to be strong, we will get through this.” But you know deep down it's really hitting home hard to a lot of people," she added.
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Perrottet said government and communities needed to adapt to major flooding becoming more common across Australia’s most populous state.
“We’re seeing these flood events more regularly, there’s no doubt about that,” Perrottet said.
"To see what we’re seeing right across Sydney, there’s no doubt these events are becoming more common. And governments need to adjust and make sure that we respond to the changing environment that we find ourselves in,” he added.
Showers likely in parts of country: Met office
More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, with monsoon being fairly active over the country and moderate over the North Bay, the weather department said Sunday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its forecast.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.
READ: Showers likely in parts of Bangladesh
The Met office recorded the highest 38mm rainfall in Tetulia of Rangpur in 24 hours till 6am today (Sunday).
Meanwhile, the overall flood situation in the country may improve gradually, according to Bangladesh Weather Observatory Team (BWOT), an independent weather research group.
The Flood Forecasting & Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said all major rivers in the north-eastern region of the country are in falling trend, which may remain steady in next 24 hours.
However, the Brahmaputa-Jamuna rivers are in rising trend. The Brahmaputa River may remain steady, while the Jamuna river may continue rising in next 24 hours, according to their latest bulletin.
WI vs BAN: Rain-hit T20I series opener washes away
The maiden T20I of the three-match series between the hosts West Indies and Bangladesh has been washed away due to rain on Saturday night at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica.
The toss was delayed by more than an hour due to the rain. The hosts won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bat first under the overcast condition. Due to the rain, the match was reduced to a 16-over game.
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Bangladesh got a new opening pair in this match in Anamul Haque and Munim Shahriar. But they failed to impress. Munim fell victim to Akeal Hosein off the third ball of the innings scoring only two runs.
Bangladeshi batters took too many risks aiming to score faster and pose a challenging total to the hosts. But the strategy didn't work well as the tourists lost quick wickets regularly.
They were down to 77 for seven from 36 for one. Apart from Anamul (16), Shakib Al Hasan (29) and Nurul Hasan Sohan (25), none was able to reach a double-digit total against the quality bowling attack of the hosts.
All off Liton Das (9 off 14), captain Mahmudullah Riyad (8 off 13) and Afif Hossain (0 off 2) have failed to settle in the wicket.
The rain turned heavier after Bangladesh scored 105 for eight in 13 overs, and the umpires called the match off.
Read: Bangladesh vs West Indies: T20I series begins Saturday
For the West Indies, Romario Shepherd scalped three wickets while Hayden Walsh took two wickets.
The second match of the series will be played on Sunday at 11:30 pm (Bangladesh time) at the same venue while the last match is scheduled to take place in Providence Stadium, Guyana on July 7.
More rain forecast, but flood situation likely to improve in 6 districts Saturday
More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, the weather department said Friday.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board said the flood situation in Kurigram, Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts may improve in the next 24 hours.
Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers may rise in the next 24 hours. The River Ganges-Padma keeps rising and this may continue in the next 48 hours.
Water levels of all major rivers in the northeast of the country are falling and this may continue in the next 24 hours, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said.
Meanwhile, the weather department recorded 98mm rainfall – the highest – in Rangpur's Tetulia in the last 24 hours till 6pm Friday.
Read: Flood: Another death pushes up toll to 88
The mercury reached 36.3 degrees Celsius – the highest – in Rajshahi, while the minimum temperature was 24 degrees in Sitakunda.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise slightly, the BMD said.
More rain forecast, but flood situation in 11 districts likely to improve Sunday
More rains are likely to drench Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, the weather department said Saturday.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board said the flood situation in the Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts may improve in the next 24 hours.
The situation in the flood-prone low-lying Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogura, Serajganj, Tangail and Jamalpur may also improve.
Read: Flood situation remains grim across country
According to the numerical weather forecast of meteorological agencies, except Teesta Basin, heavy to very heavy rainfall inside Bangladesh and different upstream Indian regions is unlikely in the next 48 hours.
During the same period, there is a chance of medium to heavy rainfall in the Sub-Himalayan West Bengal (Jalpaiguri and Sikkim).
So, the water level of the Teesta River may remain close to the danger level, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said.
Meanwhile, the weather department recorded 24mm rainfall – the highest – in Hatiya in the last 24 hours till 6pm Saturday.
The mercury reached 35.5 degrees Celsius – the highest – in Sayedpur, while the minimum temperature was 24 degrees in Teknaf.
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged, the BMD said.
Parts of Ctg port city go under water amid incessant rains
Incessant rainfall for the last three days caused waterlogging in low-lying areas of Chattogram port city.
Some people were seen wading through knee to waist-deep water to reach their destinations in the morning due to lack of transport.
Office-goers and others had to pay extra fares to reach their workplaces.
Also read: Heavy downpour floods Chattogram city; 4 killed in landslides
Many areas including Bakolia, Agrabad, Muradpur, No 2 Gate, Bohoddar Hat were submerged by rainwater, triggering traffic jam in different parts of the city.
More rains to lash Bangladesh
More rains are likely to cool off Bangladesh in the next 24 hours, the weather department said Friday.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind and intense lightning flashes is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
READ: Monsoon rains likely in parts of country
The weather department recorded 261mm rainfall – the highest – in Chattogram's Sandwip in the last 24 hours till 6pm Friday.
The mercury reached 34.4 degrees Celsius – the highest – in Jashore, while the minimum temperature was 23 degrees in Netrokona and Sitakunda.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged, and night temperature may fall by 1-2 degrees Celsius, the BMD said.
Brace for monsoon showers!
Monsoon showers are likely to drench parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the weather department has said.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the northern part of the country,” the Met office said in its bulletin.
Read: Rain likely in parts of country
Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country. A mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Satkhira, Jashore and Pabna and it may continue, as per the bulletin.
The maximum rainfall was recorded in Rangpur district at 62 mm, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.4 degrees in Jashore district in the last 24 hours till 9am, according to the weather department.
The trough of low extended from Bihar to Gangetic West Bengal persists. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over North Bay, as per the forecast