Three days of continuous rain have inundated various areas of Mongla town and upazila in Bagerhat district. Different areas of the municipality have been submerged under knee and waist high water and more than 7,000 people were stranded as their houses were submerged.
The rain continued till noon on Thursday. Due to the low pressure in the Bay of Bengal, warning signal number three is in force at Mongla port.
Authorities have stopped unloading goods from foreign ships at the port due to two days of heavy rains and inclement weather.
There is no drainage system as the drains and canals are submerged. Houses are submerged in 3-4 feet of water.
Hundreds of people living on the Poshu Hospital Road have taken shelter at the government-run Bangabandhu Mahila College due to rising water. According to local sources, the worst situation of water logging has occurred in the Poshu Hospital Road and Kamardanga areas.
Houses in these areas have been submerged. Besides, the residents of wards 3, 4, 7 and 9 of the municipality are suffering due to water logging, said the mayor of the municipality Sheikh Abdur Rahman.
Meanwhile, power supply was cut off from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday afternoon. Large trees were uprooted and electricity poles were broken. Locals say it has not rained so much there in near past. Houses and roads are under water while, many have moved to shelters.
Municipal Mayor Sheikh Abdur Rahman said the entire municipality is under water. The monsoon rains have caused severe water logging. Food assistance will be provided to the victims. Work is underway to remove the water quickly.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Kamlesh Majumder said the upazila was submerged in the rains. Seven thousand people have been affected. One thousand shrimps and other fish enclosures have been washed away. Food assistance is being provided to those who have moved to different shelters. However, the number of water logged people and submerged enclosures will increase further.
