Cox’s Bazar has recorded a cumulative 506 millimetres of rainfall over the past four days as incessant monsoon rains continue to batter the coastal district, increasing the risk of flooding, waterlogging and landslides while disrupting normal life.
Assistant Meteorologist Abdul Hannan of the Cox’s Bazar Meteorological Office confirmed the figures on Wednesday.
He said the district recorded 240mm of rainfall on Sunday, 129mm on Monday, 69mm on Tuesday and a further 68mm between 6:00 am and 3:00 pm on Wednesday, bringing the total rainfall over the four-day period to 506mm.
Abdul Hannan said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department follows an international standard for measuring daily rainfall, with a rainfall day defined as the period from 6:00 am to 6:00 am the following day.
“While people generally consider a calendar day from midnight to midnight, meteorological observations count a day from 6:00 am to 6:00 am,” he explained.
The prolonged rainfall has inundated several upazilas in the district, causing flooding and raising the risk of landslides in hilly areas. The adverse weather has also disrupted daily life in many parts of Cox’s Bazar.
Local authorities have urged residents living in landslide-prone areas to move to safer locations as a precaution. The Meteorological Department has forecast that the unsettled weather is likely to persist for the next few days and advised people to avoid unnecessary travel and follow official safety instructions.
By Abdu Rashid Manik
Photo: Hussain Shetu
