Due to upstream and high tidal surges, the level of water in most of the rivers in the southern region of the country has increased.
According to the hydrology department of the Water Development Board (WDB), the Kirtankhola River was flowing 23 centimetres above the danger level on Thursday.
As a result, low-lying areas in Palashpur, Band Road, Sadar Road, and Kawnia went under water briefly.
Aside from that, the Bishkhali River in Barguna was flowing 27 centimeters above the danger level
Meanwhile, the Meghna River in Bhola was flowing 74 centimetres above the danger level, and the and the Tentulia in Bhola was flowing 19 centimetres above the danger level on Thursday.
Furthermore, Baleshwar and Koacha were flowing above the danger level, according to WDB sources.
Engineer Tajul Islam, deputy director of the Barisal Divisional Hydrology Department, said they have 23 points where the level of water is regularly measured. On average, the rivers are flowing 3.78 centimetres above the danger level, the official said.
However, he declined to term the inundation of the low-lying areas as flooding and said the situation arose due to the attraction of the full moon and the pressure of water coming from the upper stream.
Meanwhile, ferry services at Bhola's Ilisha Ghat, a ferry terminal, remained suspended for three days as both its pontoons and a gangway were submerged by the tidal surge.
The situation was caused by a prevailing depression in the Bay of Bengal, affecting transport workers, truckers, workers, and passengers, officials added.
Hundreds of vehicles cross the river on five ferries on the Bhola-Lakshmipur river route every day.
