15mm rain submerges parts of Dhaka

Torrential monsoon rain swamped many parts of the capital yesterday, disrupting public movement and triggering traffic chaos.

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), 12mm of rain was recorded in the last 24 hours in Dhaka until 6am yesterday.

Besides, 3mm rain was recorded from 6am till 3pm in the afternoon.

As usual, this was enough to shatter the tall claims of monsoon preparedness made by the city's municipal corporations, as several areas faced waterlogging problems.

The sorry state of Mirpur, Rampura and Badda remained the same as they were hit the hardest by waterlogging. People in those areas were seen wading through ankle-deep water to reach their destinations.

The other affected areas were Sewrapara, Kazipara, parts of Begum Rokeya Sarani, Agargaon crossing, Bijoy Sarani crossing, Kalabagan, Farmgate , Shegunbagicha, Bijoy Nagari, Matsya Bhaban and Fakirerpool areas.

A number of vehicles remained stranded at different city streets due to waterlogging since morning.

BMD could not provide any relieving information as they predicted that the rainfall is likely to continue across the country including Dhaka.

According to the Met Office website, light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places over the southern part of the country.