Flood situation worsens in northern districts

The flood situation in the north and central districts of Manikganj and Lalmonirhat has been deteriorating as water levels in Jamuna and Dharla river is continuing to rise in the two districts.

In Manikganj, the water of Jamuna river is flowing 56 centimeters above danger level since 6:00am today, leaving more than two lakh people stranded in the flood-hit areas.

At least 30,951 families have been stranded. Of them 647 families have taken shelter in 19 centres, said sources at the district's deputy commissioner's office.

Each of the families have been given 10 kilogrammes of rice and 1 kg of pulse, oil, salt, sugar, chira and noodles, our local correspondent reports quoting sources.

District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Amir Hossain said the district has so far received an allocation of 350 metric tonnes of rice, three thousand packets of food, Tk 6 lakhs as cow feed and Tk 2 lakh for baby food to help the flood victims.

Meanwhile, in Lalmonirhat water in the Dharla river has risen by 50 cm and flowing 88 cm above the danger level from 6:00am today.

Twenty villages in Lalmonirhat Sadar and Aditmari upazilas have been flooded and over 20,000 people in these villages are in dire straits, our local correspondent reports.

Flooding in shoal areas near Teesta river has improved as the water of the Teesta river is flowing below danger level.

However, sufferings of flood-hit people has increased a lot in the bordering areas of Char Falimari in Sadar upazila.