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In capital Dhaka, Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 45 millimetres of rainfall in six hours from 6:00am.
The cyclone crossed Patuakhali’s Khepupara around 9:00am. 238 millimetres of rainfall were recorded in that area since then – the highest in the country.
In Dhaka, light rainfall inundated some areas causing problems for poor people.
Most areas of Dhaka, Khulna, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and some areas of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions might experience temporary gusty winds accompanied by rainfall or thunderstorms because of ‘Mahasen’, Met officials said.