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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025
Heavy downpour batters life in Chandpur; 277 mm rains recorded

Bangladesh

UNB
05 October, 2024, 02:50 pm
Last modified: 05 October, 2024, 02:52 pm

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Heavy downpour batters life in Chandpur; 277 mm rains recorded

Roads are devoid of vehicles, and people are largely staying indoors unless absolutely necessary

UNB
05 October, 2024, 02:50 pm
Last modified: 05 October, 2024, 02:52 pm
277mm rain was recorded in Chandpur from 9am on 4 October to 9am on 5 October. Photo: UNB
277mm rain was recorded in Chandpur from 9am on 4 October to 9am on 5 October. Photo: UNB

Heavy and torrential rains since yesterday morning (4 October) have inundated the main roads and lanes in Chandpur town, causing suffering to commuters and disrupting normal life.

Locals the waterlogging was created due to faulty drainage, making it almost impossible to move.

Roads are devoid of vehicles, and people are largely staying indoors unless absolutely necessary.

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Vikas Ghosh, a vendor selling fermented milk drink near Court Station are, expressed his frustration, saying, "I have been here since 6am with my drinks, but by9 am, I haven't sold anything. There are no people around."

Almost all shops in the city, restaurants and vegetable markets remained closed. Major roads like Cumilla Road, Palpara, Alimpur, Kadamtala, and several residential areas such as Rahmatpur, Chowdhuripara, Nazirpara, and others went under water.

Several houses in the New Market and Old Market areas were submerged.

Shah Mohammad Shoaib, a meteorologist of the Chandpur Weather Office, said 277mm of rains were recorded in 24 hours from 9am on Friday to 9am today (5 October), the second-highest rainfall in the country this year.

A supervisor at Chandpur Launch Ghat, Ali Asgar said there were very few people on a Dhaka-bound launch due to bad weather. 

There were few passengers on buses, said Shafiq Bhuiyan and Kamal Patwari, bus owners of Chandpur bus stop.

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