Girl killed as heavy rain triggers landslide, two electrocuted

The south-west monsoon finally set in firmly over the country yesterday (Monday), after arriving on the wings of a depression. Heavy rain triggered a landslide, killing a six-year-old girl in Rangamati. Two others, a 40-year-old man and a boy of 12, were electrocuted and the person's wife was hospitalised. They had come into contact with a submerged live wire in Chawkbazar  of Chittagong city, which was pounded by strong wind-driven heavy rain.
The depression landed onshore, sinking a clinker- laden light vessel at the outer anchorage. All the 11 crew members of the vessel were rescued.
Naima Akhter, 6, was not that lucky as a landslide rolled over her in the Police Lines area of Rangamati in the south-east. She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital.
Robiul Karim, 40, and his wife Roksera Begum, 30, came into contact with a submerged live wire in the Chowkbazar area of Chittagong city yesterday morning. Both were taken to hospital.
Robiul died after being brought to the hospital and Roksera is undergoing treatment.  Raju, 12, was electrocuted at Rampura in Halishahar of the port city.
Later, the depression turned into a land depression, which hung over Bhola and then moved on to Comilla in the afternoon, meteorologists at the Dhaka Met Office said. Before that, it piggybacked the SW monsoon in the early hours of yesterday, unleashing heavy rain and strong winds across the country.
The port city was battered by 94mm of rainfall till 12 noon yesterday. This caused the usual flooding of streets as its drainage canals were unable to flush out the extra water from the deluge. The channels were either encroached upon or choked with silts due to failure to clean them for long.
Similarly, since rain and winds started pounding the capital from Sunday night, its streets were waterlogged, exposing once again its choked drains and encroached canals that once flushed the rain water into the Buriganga river.
Despite the suffering, people of both Chittagong and Dhaka were delighted to have the rain wash away the sweltering heat and humidity of the past few days. The minimum and maximum temperatures were almost level at 25 degrees Celsius and 25.6C, respectively, in the morning and afternoon, following heavy overnight rain that continued throughout the day with occasional gusty winds.
The monsoon first arrived in the Andaman Sea on May 23, almost simultaneously with a low pressure area that ultimately brewed Cyclone Mora. The monsoon system received a booster from the cyclone that reinforced it.
"We are expecting the monsoon to be normal, as it arrived following the meteorological clock by June 12," Aftabuddin, a meteorologist, said.

 

Girl killed as heavy rain triggers landslide, two electrocuted

The south-west monsoon finally set in firmly over the country yesterday (Monday), after arriving on the wings of a depression. Heavy rain triggered a landslide, killing a six-year-old girl in Rangamati. Two others, a 40-year-old man and a boy of 12, were electrocuted and the persons wife was hospitalised. They had come into contact with a submerged live wire in Chawkbazar of Chittagong city, which was pounded by strong wind-driven heavy rain. The depression landed onshore, sinking a clinker- laden light vessel at the outer anchorage. All the 11 crew members of the vessel were rescued. Naima Akhter, 6, was not that lucky as a landslide rolled over her in the Police Lines area of Rangamati in the south-east. She was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Robiul Karim, 40, and his wife Roksera Begum, 30, came into contact with a submerged live wire in the Chowkbazar area of Chittagong city yesterday morning. Both were taken to hospital. Robiul died after being brought to the hospital and Roksera is undergoing treatment. Raju, 12, was electrocuted at Rampura in Halishahar of the port city. Later, the depression turned into a land depression, which hung over Bhola and then moved on to Comilla in the afternoon, meteorologists at the Dhaka Met Office said. Before that, it piggybacked the SW monsoon in the early hours of yesterday, unleashing heavy rain and strong winds across the country. The port city was battered by 94mm of rainfall till 12 noon yesterday. This caused the usual flooding of streets as its drainage canals were unable to flush out the extra water from the deluge. The channels were either encroached upon or choked with silts due to failure to clean them for long. Similarly, since rain and winds started pounding the capital from Sunday night, its streets were waterlogged, exposing once again its choked drains and encroached canals that once flushed the rain water into the Buriganga river. Despite the suffering, people of both Chittagong and Dhaka were delighted to have the rain wash away the sweltering heat and humidity of the past few days. The minimum and maximum temperatures were almost level at 25 degrees Celsius and 25.6C, respectively, in the morning and afternoon, following heavy overnight rain that continued throughout the day with occasional gusty winds. The monsoon first arrived in the Andaman Sea on May 23, almost simultaneously with a low pressure area that ultimately brewed Cyclone Mora. The monsoon system received a booster from the cyclone that reinforced it. We are expecting the monsoon to be normal, as it arrived following the meteorological clock by June 12, Aftabuddin, a meteorologist, said.