The overall flood situation in Bangladesh has deteriorated suddenly recently and experts say the situation could worsen in the next couple of days.
Fresh areas in northern and central parts of the country were inundated Sunday marooning tens of thousands of people, leading newspaper The Daily Star reported Monday.
Water levels of all major rivers are expected to continue to rise in the next three days by six inches a day. This would inundate many areas of 20 northern and central districts out of total 64 districts in the country, officials said at a press conference here on Sunday.
"The next 48 hours is very crucial. If the situation does not improve within this time, the flooding may linger like in 1988 and1998," said engineer Saiful Islam, director of Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC).
The FFWC is going to monitor the situation round the clock and formed 10 special mobile teams.
Looking at the current circumstances, the experts of the Water Development Board are finding similarities with the situations that prevailed in 1988 and 1998. Like now, the water levels of the three major rivers had started rising simultaneously during the end of August, they said.
Source:Xinhua
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