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Torrential rain yesterday submerged roads, lanes and by-lanes and low-lying areas of the city, disrupting normal life, reports UNB.

Rainwater remained stagnant on some of the city roads even hours after the heavy shower, as it could not pass through the clogged drains of the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).

City areas like Motijheel, Shantinagar, Kakrail, parts of Dhanmondi, Green Road, old part of Dhaka, Mymensingh Road near the Prime Minister's office were submerged creating a chaotic traffic congestion.

Traffic came to a halt as many cars, auto-rickshaws and other vehicles were inoperative after water entered their exhaust pipes and engines. Office-goers and school-going children were the worst sufferers.

Met office recorded 122mm rainfall in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar points during last 30 hours till yesterday noon. During 6 am-12 pm, the rainfall was recorded at 51 mm.

Being caught in the rain that came in torrents during the office and school time, commuters suffered much in reaching their destinations.

While passing through Dhanmondi Road-27 where many kindergartens are situated, one Razimuddin witnessed miseries of the guardians whose car wheels almost dipped into rainwater.

The nagging waterlogging made the city life miserable but no one bothered, said Farzana who went to drop her children at a school at Dhanmondi.

The City Corporation’s Drainage Department, however, held responsible the dumping of polythene bags and other waste in the drains for stagnation of rainwater on the streets even after completion of storm sewerage.

The piling of construction materials on roads and drains added to the sufferings of the people in many areas of the city.

Rabiul Ahmed of Rampura said that dirty water from sewerage mixed with rainwater entered his house due to lack of drainage facility. "However, I had removed valuables earlier considering my previous experience," he said.

Our Staff Reporter adds: At least seven people were killed and over 230 others injured as nor’wester lashed seven districts yesterday and Monday.

The districts are: Rajshahi, Naogaon, Sirajganj, Satkhira, Barguna, Patuakhali and Pirojpur districts.

More than 13.000 dwellings and shops were also damaged and about 150 fishermen missing as a number of fishing trawlers and boats capsized in the Bay or rivers in the districts.

Our Barisal Correspondent reports: At least two people were killed and over 200 injured, 150 fishermen with 10 fishing boats were missing last night when nor’wester hit Barguna district.

The dead were identified as Siraj (5) of village Sarisaburi and Khaleq (45) of village Labongola of Barguna district.

Of the injured, 14 were admitted to Betagi Health Complex till filing of this report. The nor’wester disrupted telecommunication and power supply in Betagi, Bamna, Kolapara and Barguna Sadar.

UNB adds: Severe nor’wester lashed Rajshahi, Naogaon, Sirajganj, Satkhira, Patuakhali, Pirojpur districts, claiming at least five lives and injuring more than 30 others during the last 24 hours till yesterday noon.

Of the victims, four people were killed in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi and the other in Manda upazila of Naogaon district when deadly thunderbolts struck them.

The victims were identified as Idris Ali, 42, of Bhaluka Kandi, Dulal (42) of Amritapur, Sonatan, 20, of Komla Hatpara, Anwar Hossain, 25, of Dhamdum village in Tanore and Rezaul Karim, 25, of Manda.

Sources said at least 15 people were injured when a mud-wall of Mohammadpur Memorial College in Tanore collapsed on the same day.

In the coastal district of Patuakhali, local Red Crescent Society sources said, 18 fishermen remained missing since Monday night as five trawlers –FB Shamim, FB Nasir, FB Nabo Bodhu, FB Miazan and FB Zidan – sank in the Andar Manik and Ramnabad rivers in Kalapara upazila after being caught by nor’wester.

Kalapara Radar Station sources said the storm with a velocity of 115 khp hit the coastal district at about 6pm Monday razing more than 1,000 thatched houses, shops and educational institutions to the ground, uprooting a large number of trees and disconnecting power lines.

Four other trawlers and one boat also sank in the Bay, sources said.

About 500 acres of betel-leaf plantation were completely damaged at Barojibi Para in Baufal upazila.

At least 10,000 houses were damaged and several shrimp farms washed away in seven upazilas as the district experienced heavy rain along with high wind since Monday afternoon.

In Sirajganj, strong nor’wester whipped Shajadpur, Ullapara, Taras, Royganj, Kamarkhand, Belkuchi, Kazipur and Sadar upazilas yesterday noon damaging about 1,000 thatched houses, shops and educational institutions.

At least 1,000 thatched houses, shops and educational institutions were damaged when a nor’wester hit Sadar, Mathbaria and Bhandaria upazilas of Pirojpur district Monday evening.

District officials said a large number of thatched shops in Balipara Bazar of Sadar upazila were blown away by the storm. Standing boro paddy, betel leaf, banana and vegetable on vast tract of land were also damaged.

Movement of vehicles between Kaukhali to Pirojpur and Barisal remained suspended as Bekutia ferry ghat was badly damaged by torrential rains causing immense suffering to the commuters.

The district town remained without electricity for the last 24 hours till this evening as a tree fall on Bagerhat-Pirojpur 33 KVA line disrupting power supply.

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