Time Digital Report: The flood situation in Sylhet and Sunamganj has deteriorated due to heavy rains and the onrushing water from upstream. Fresh areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts have been inundated.
Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said all the major rivers in the two districts were swelling. The Met office forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Sylhet division in the next 72 hours starting this morning.
At 3:00pm today, the Surma was flowing 131cm above the danger mark at Kanaighat upazila point in Sylhet, 25cm above at Sylhet Nagar point, 160cm at Sunamganj's Chhatak upazila point, 64cm at Sunamganj town point, and 3cm at Dirai upazila point.
At the same time, the Kushiara was flowing 39cm over the danger level at Amolshid point in Zakiganj upazila, and 85cm at Fenchuganj upazila point. The Sari-Gowain in Sylhet was flowing 7cm above the danger level at Sarighat in Jaintapur upazila and 30cm at Gowainghat upazila.
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