Strong-winds

Several days of heavy rainfall have caused waterlogging and flood situations in different parts of the country. The situation has increased public suffering and caused loss of lives. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s forecast for the next 24 hours, many places in the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, and some places in the Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions may experience temporary gusty winds accompanied by light to moderate rain or t...

Powerful Typhoon Bavi is moving toward Wenzhou, a major city in eastern China, after lashing Japan’s southern Sakishima Islands with heavy rain and strong winds. China has already evacuated more than 600,000 people to safe shelters to avoid possible damage. The typhoon is forecast to make landfall in Wenzhou, home to nearly 10 million people, early Sunday. Although Bavi weakened slightly while passing north of Taiwan, its massive rainband, roughly the size of France, still poses a major t...