Around 50,000 people have been stranded in Teknaf upazila of Cox鈥檚 Bazar as flashflood triggered by heavy downpour inundated low-lying areas of four unions of the upazila.
The rain submerged Kanjor Para, Ulubunia, Unchiprang, Sat Gharia Para, Harangkhali of Whykong union, Syed Nur Para, Sulish Para, East Sikdar Para, Moulvibazar, Webrang, Chowdhury Para, Rangikhali Lamar Para, Baharchhara of Hnila union, Uttar Shilkhali, Natun Bazar, Paschimpara of Shamlapur union and Teknaf municipality area, causing immense suffering to the residents.
Nur Muhammad Anwari, chairman of Whaikong union, said that many houses were damaged by the overnight rains that lashed the upazila from Tuesday night till 1:00pm on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Rashed Mohammad Ali, chairman of Hnila union, said that the rain waters did not recede due to the poor drainage system.
Adnan Chowdhuyr, Teknaf upazila nirbahi officer, said that the residents of the upazilas had been asked to shift to safer places.
Besides, dry foods would be distributed among the affected families, he said.