Flood situation in Sylhet improving, Kurigram static
Dhaka, July 2 (UNB) - The flood situation has improved in Sylhet but remained static in Kurigram on Monday.
Thousands of marooned people in the districts are suffering from shortage of shelter, drinking water and food.
Sylhet
About 5 lakh flood-affected people took shelter in 24 cyclone centres out of the 49 centres opened to receive flood-hit people in the district, said relief and rehabilitation officer of the district, Rafiqul Islam.
Deputy Engineer of Sylhet Water Development Board, Nihar Ranjan Das, said the water in the river Surma was flowing 97 centimeters above the danger level at Kanaighat point and 27 centimeters above in Sylhet point on Monday.
The water in the river Kushiara was flowing 34 centimeters above at Amolsid point and 37 centimeters above danger point Sheola point of Bianibazar, Nihar Ranjan said.
The flood situation has improved in 15 areas of Sylhet and people were retuning to their abandoned homes from seven shelter centres.
Kurigram
The flood situation of Kurigram was static till Monday evening.
The flood water was pouring in as Rajibpur town protection embankment was washed away and flooded the town in knee-deep water. The water inundated an important food warehouse.
The Deputy Commissioner’s Office said around 928 sq kilometer areas of 60 unions out of 72 in the district were go under water as flood hit the district.
The water level in the river Brahmanputra was flowing 30 centimeters above the danger level during the last 24 hours.
Around 1.25 lakh people were marooned in the district.
Flood-hit people took shelter in 45 shelter centers but around 1.5 lakh people had still not reached shelters and remained deprived of relief facilities.
The District administration formed 86 medical teams for giving medical treatment to the flood-hit people but most of the affected people of remote villages have failed to get any medical support.
The communication system of the district collapsed as the roads were inundated and bridges and culverts were damaged by fast-flowing flood water.
The authorities said they were distributing relief materials, including rice, among the flood-affected people.
But villagers claimed that the relief materials were not sufficient for them as their houses were inundated or eroded by floodwaters caused by heavy downpour.
Thousands of marooned people in the districts are suffering from shortage of shelter, drinking water and food.
Sylhet
About 5 lakh flood-affected people took shelter in 24 cyclone centres out of the 49 centres opened to receive flood-hit people in the district, said relief and rehabilitation officer of the district, Rafiqul Islam.
Deputy Engineer of Sylhet Water Development Board, Nihar Ranjan Das, said the water in the river Surma was flowing 97 centimeters above the danger level at Kanaighat point and 27 centimeters above in Sylhet point on Monday.
The water in the river Kushiara was flowing 34 centimeters above at Amolsid point and 37 centimeters above danger point Sheola point of Bianibazar, Nihar Ranjan said.
The flood situation has improved in 15 areas of Sylhet and people were retuning to their abandoned homes from seven shelter centres.
Kurigram
The flood situation of Kurigram was static till Monday evening.
The flood water was pouring in as Rajibpur town protection embankment was washed away and flooded the town in knee-deep water. The water inundated an important food warehouse.
The Deputy Commissioner’s Office said around 928 sq kilometer areas of 60 unions out of 72 in the district were go under water as flood hit the district.
The water level in the river Brahmanputra was flowing 30 centimeters above the danger level during the last 24 hours.
Around 1.25 lakh people were marooned in the district.
Flood-hit people took shelter in 45 shelter centers but around 1.5 lakh people had still not reached shelters and remained deprived of relief facilities.
The District administration formed 86 medical teams for giving medical treatment to the flood-hit people but most of the affected people of remote villages have failed to get any medical support.
The communication system of the district collapsed as the roads were inundated and bridges and culverts were damaged by fast-flowing flood water.
The authorities said they were distributing relief materials, including rice, among the flood-affected people.
But villagers claimed that the relief materials were not sufficient for them as their houses were inundated or eroded by floodwaters caused by heavy downpour.
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