Flood Hits 7 Gaibandha Upazilas
Thousands marooned, road links snapped
Flash floods hit vast areas of seven upazilas inundating dwelling houses and submerging huge aman crop in the last 24 hours ending at 6pm yesterday.
According to local WDB, Jamuna was flowing 61 centimetre above danger mark, while Karotoa in Gobindaganj increased by 57 centimetre, Teesta in Sunderganj 40 centimetre and Ghagot in Gaibandha Sadar by 15 centimetre, but all flowing slightly below the danger mark.
The rivers may cross danger levels anytime flooding fresh areas in the district, said an engineer of WDB.
More 20 villages in Sunderganj upazila were flooded yesterday due to onrush of water from the upstream. A few thousand acres of cropland have gone under knee-deep water. Most of the aman fields in low-lying areas have been totally submerged, locals said.
Road communications between Ghoraghat and Gobindaganj is threatened as floodwater might overflow the highway any time.
Dwelling huts in shoal areas along Jamuna and Teesta basin under Sunderganj, Gaibandha Sadar, Fulchhari and Saghata upazilas went under floodwater rendering around 20,000 people homeless or marooned.
Road links in river basin areas of four upazilas has snapped as all the village roads went under knee to waist deep water. Country boats and banana tree rafts are the mode of communication in those areas.
Cracks have developed at many points of flood control dyke in Saghata and Fulchhari areas.
Many of the flood victims have taken shelter on high roads and embankment in Fulchhari upazila. They are living in makeshift sheds or under open sky and suffering from scarcity of food and pure drinking water.
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