CHITTAGONG: Torrential downpour caused severe water-logging leaving people marooned in low-lying areas in the port city which paralysed the normal life for third day on Sunday.

Sources said that mainly the office goers and students of educational institutions suffered here a lot while business activities and handling of bulk cargoes at Chittagong port and Outer Anchorage were also hampered to a great extent.

However, Met Office in the city recorded a total of 81.8mm rainfall in last 24 hours till 9.00am Sunday.

Sources told banglanews that incessant rain continues to hurt life in Chittagong as most of the port city remained under water including Oxygen, Hamzarbagh, Muradpur, Aturar Depot, Bahadderhat, Shulokbahar, Katalganj, Nasirabad, Bayezid, Sholoshahar, Chawkbazar, Panchlaish, DC Road, Khwaja Road, Chandgaon, Mohra, Bakalia, Chaktai, Rajakhali, Dewanbazar, Agrabad, Chotopul, Barapul, CDA, Halishahar, Pahartali, Saraipara, Sagarika, Kancharastar Matha and low-lying areas of Patenga.

Earlier on Saturday, a day-labourer was killed and three others were injured in a wall-collapse in the city’s Rahman Nagar area during the rainfall.

Met Office sources said that the rain that started on Thursday night continued with some breaks. It intensified further from Friday night and continued till Saturday afternoon. Later, it started again early Sunday.

Deep convection continued to prevail over the North Bay and adjoining coastal area of Bangladesh due to strong monsoon over North Bay, said Meteorologist Sajeeb Hossain to banglanews.

Under its influence squally weather may continue, he added. Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal number three.

A special bulletin of the met office said that the low-lying areas of the coastal districts of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Noakhali, Laxmipur, Feni, Chandpur, Borguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Barisal, Pirozpur, Jhalokathi, Bagherhat, Khulna, Satkhira and their offshore islands and chars may be inundated by 1 to 2 feet height above normal astronomical tide.

All fishing boats and trawlers over North Bay have been advised to stay close to the coast and proceed with caution till further notice, added the bulletin.

It said that the rough weather may continue with heavy to heavier rains at some areas in the next 24 hours.

BDST: 1301 HRS, JUNE 22, 2014