02:29Thousands of Bangladeshis have been evacuated to shelters as dozens of villages in the Sylhet district have been hit by flash floods caused by heavy rains since Saturday, disrupting the celebrations of Eid al-Adha.
Footage filmed on Wednesday shows streets and residential buildings submerged in large volumes of water, with local market stores also flooded. Locals can be seen walking along flooded streets and driving vehicles through the water as rain continues to fall.
"We have been waterlogged since the day before the Eid [al-Adha]. We are in a lot of trouble. Many items in the store were destroyed. All the items in the shop are wet with water," said Abdul Hannan, a store owner. "We closed the shop at night and in the morning we found everything gone underwater. All the items in my shop were destroyed".
According to local media reports, millions of people were affected by the floods in the Sylhet and Sunamganj districts. Reportedly, over 4,000 people from Sylhet were evacuated to shelters.
According to the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the Surma River in Sylhet was 131 centimetres above the danger level and is expected to rise further by 10 to 35 centimetres, potentially causing flooding by Friday.
BWDB also reported that Sylhet received 100 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours, setting a new record.
Road traffic across Bangladesh was blocked due to major flooding on main roads like Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Kanaighat in Sylhet. Local authorities have banned travel tours to tourist sites.
'We are in a lot of trouble' – Thousands evacuated, dozens of villages flooded in Sylhet due to record rainfall disrupting Eid al-Adha celebrations
Thousands of Bangladeshis have been evacuated to shelters as dozens of villages in the Sylhet district have been hit by flash floods caused by heavy rains since Saturday, disrupting the celebrations of Eid al-Adha.
Footage filmed on Wednesday shows streets and residential buildings submerged in large volumes of water, with local market stores also flooded. Locals can be seen walking along flooded streets and driving vehicles through the water as rain continues to fall.
"We have been waterlogged since the day before the Eid [al-Adha]. We are in a lot of trouble. Many items in the store were destroyed. All the items in the shop are wet with water," said Abdul Hannan, a store owner. "We closed the shop at night and in the morning we found everything gone underwater. All the items in my shop were destroyed".
According to local media reports, millions of people were affected by the floods in the Sylhet and Sunamganj districts. Reportedly, over 4,000 people from Sylhet were evacuated to shelters.
According to the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the Surma River in Sylhet was 131 centimetres above the danger level and is expected to rise further by 10 to 35 centimetres, potentially causing flooding by Friday.
BWDB also reported that Sylhet received 100 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours, setting a new record.
Road traffic across Bangladesh was blocked due to major flooding on main roads like Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Kanaighat in Sylhet. Local authorities have banned travel tours to tourist sites.
Thousands of Bangladeshis have been evacuated to shelters as dozens of villages in the Sylhet district have been hit by flash floods caused by heavy rains since Saturday, disrupting the celebrations of Eid al-Adha.
Footage filmed on Wednesday shows streets and residential buildings submerged in large volumes of water, with local market stores also flooded. Locals can be seen walking along flooded streets and driving vehicles through the water as rain continues to fall.
"We have been waterlogged since the day before the Eid [al-Adha]. We are in a lot of trouble. Many items in the store were destroyed. All the items in the shop are wet with water," said Abdul Hannan, a store owner. "We closed the shop at night and in the morning we found everything gone underwater. All the items in my shop were destroyed".
According to local media reports, millions of people were affected by the floods in the Sylhet and Sunamganj districts. Reportedly, over 4,000 people from Sylhet were evacuated to shelters.
According to the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the Surma River in Sylhet was 131 centimetres above the danger level and is expected to rise further by 10 to 35 centimetres, potentially causing flooding by Friday.
BWDB also reported that Sylhet received 100 mm of rain in the previous 24 hours, setting a new record.
Road traffic across Bangladesh was blocked due to major flooding on main roads like Companiganj, Gowainghat, and Kanaighat in Sylhet. Local authorities have banned travel tours to tourist sites.