<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Several areas of Bandarban district have been inundated due to continuous rainfall in the past two days till Sunday.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The low-lying areas of Hafez Ghona, Bus Station, Army Para and Islampur area of the two went under under 5-7 feet of water, causing suffering to local people.</div><div><br></div><div>Deputy Commissioner Shah Mojaheed Uddin said 192 temporary shelter centres have been opened and 41 medical team have been kept ready to deal with the situation.</div><div><br></div><div>In Lama upazila, 36 members of eight families who lived in vulnerable places that are prone to landslides have been shifted to shelter homes, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>Dry food have been distributed among people in the shelters since noon, DC Mojaheed said.</div><div><br></div><div>Due to the incessant rains in the past two days, the district’s Sangu and Matamuhuri rivers are flowing close to danger mark.</div><div><br></div><div>The Deputy Commissioner said that the administration is fully prepared to deal with the disaster situation.</div><div><br></div><div>“There is no shortage of relief materials. Along with the administration, the army, police and fire service personnel have made all preparations to tackle the situation,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>Mahbubur Rahman, chief scientific officer of Bandarban Soil Conservation and Watershed Management&nbsp; Centre said Bandarban recorded 165 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, people living in vulnerable places in all the upazilas of Bandarban are being asked to come to shelter homes as there is a possibility of landslides due to heavy rains.</div><div><br></div><div>Members of the fire service and civil defence are conducting drives in different areas with the help of the local administration.</div><div><br></div><div>Bandarban Cantonment Public School and College has postponed their examination from KG to Class VI.</div><div><br></div><div>Local administration has allocated 20 mts rice and Tk 1 lakh for the flood victims. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>