Due to the effects of monsoon winds in the Bay of Bengal, continuous heavy rainfall for last 2 days, along with hill runoff and tidal water from the sea, at least fifty villages in Ukhiya has been submerged.
Approximately 25,000 people are now trapped by water in the low-lying areas.
Many mud houses have collapsed, rural roads have been destroyed, culverts have been damaged, trees uprooted, and betel leaf plantations have been severely affected. Electricity supply remains disrupted.
Abdul Hannan, Assistant Meteorologist at the Cox’s Bazar office of the Meteorological Department, reported that 457 millimeters of rainfall were recorded in the last 24 hours, the highest one-day record of the current season. The heavy rain has caused waterlogging in many areas of the district, including Ukhiya.
Imrul Kayes Chowdhury, Chairman of Haldia Palong Union Parishad, said that areas like Rumkha Chowdhury Para, Bou Bazar, Paglir Bill, Barobil, and Monir Market have been submerged. Crops, including vegetable fields and Aman rice plantations, have been flooded.
Local fish farmers reported that water entered their fish farms and ponds, causing fish worth millions of taka to wash away.
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