One hour of rain drowns parts of Sylhet city

SYLHET, July 17 (UNB): The residents of Sylhet city woke up to waterlogged streets on Sunday morning after an hourlong monsoon showers in the previous night.
On Saturday, rain brought much-awaited relief in the district after a week of a heatwave that scorched parts of the country. The rains started around 11 pm and it continued for one hour.
Roads, houses, shops and low-lying areas in the city went under knee-deep water, causing immense sufferings to the city dwellers.
The waterlogged areas include suburb areas of Sylhet city, Zindabazar, Barutkhana, Hawapara, Ambarkhana, Loharpara, Borobazar, Lamabazar, Madina Market, Charadhighirpar, Saudagortula, Sobhanighat, Jatarpur, Shibganj, Tilagarh, Shaplabagh, Taltola, Subidbazar, Ghasitula, Shamimabad, Jallarpara, Bhatalia, Kanishile, Majumdarpara, Mendibagh, Dargamoholla, Laldighirpar and Kuarpar of the city.
Rainwaters entered the ground floor of many building in these areas.
Kalim Uddin, a book trader, said rainwaters entered his shop and books were damaged.
Joyonto Kumar Das, a resident of Sobhanighat, said, "Sylhet city went under water after one hour rains. How long the residents of the city will suffer?"