Tidal surge prompted by the low over the Bay of Bengal inundated parts of coastal districts and nearby islands Thursday.
The rough weather also disrupted launch and ferry services inland.
The Met Office in Dhaka said at 10 PM Thursday night that the monsoon depression over the northwest bay moved slightly northwards and was likely to cross the coastal belt after midnight.
It advised the sea ports of Chittagong and Mongla to keep hoisted signal number 3 and the riverine ports — signal number 2.
All vessels on the river routes of coastal areas suspended plying from the afternoon.
A 10-year-old girl died of drowning at Kutubdia in Cox's Bazaar during the high tide that flowed above the danger mark flooding a vast area, district administration sources said.
Ferry movement across the River Padma was disrupted between Mawa and Keorakandi and between Paturia and Daulatdia resulting in long queues of vehicles on both sides of the river for hours, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority officials said.
Bangladesh Water Development Board officials at Cox's Bazaar said tidal surge damaged at several points the protection dams at Kutubdia, Dholaghata and Teknaf in the district.
Approximately 20,000 people in 20 villages in Teknaf were dislodged by the high tides, local people said.
Reports reaching from the southern coastal district of Patuakhali said a large area of the district town and low lying areas in outlying upazilas were inundated due to rains and high tide accompanied by gusty wind.
In Patuakhali, the old town, Chakbazaar, Kathpotti, Foujdaripul, Sadar Road, Launch Jetty and New Market area went under two to three feet of water Thursday evening, local people said.
They said that that several chars including Char Wadel, Patar Char, Char Kukri Mukri, Under Chanr, Moudubir Char and Jahaj Marar Char went under water.
Hundreds of fishing trawlers have taken shelter at Alipur-Mahipur, Dhosh, Char Montaj and Moudubi, locals said.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation official Sirajul Haque said rough weather forced the authorities to stop ferry service on Mawa-Keorakandi route from 6:00am.
Movement of all kinds of vessels on the river also remained suspended in the afternoon, he added.
Our correspondent in Manikganj reported that hundreds of vehicles, including passenger buses and trucks, remained stranded on both sides of Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route suspended due to inclement weather.
As a result, thousands of passengers from and to Kushtia, Jessore, Jhniadah, Meherpur, Rajbari, Satkhira, Madaripur, Khulna and Faridpur districts had to wait for hours at the ferry terminals.
source:NewAge
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