Swelling rivers inundated many areas of Gaibandha and Chandpur afresh yesterday while the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) warned likely deterioration of flood situation in the central part of the country.
Fresh areas of four upazilas in Gaibandha were inundated yesterday following rise of water levels of the Brahmaputra, Teesta, Ghagot and Karotoa at all points in the district, Water Development Board sources said.
Water from upstream continued to swell the rivers. New areas of Gaibandha Sadar, Sunderganj, Shaghata and Fulchari upazilas were flooded while Amon seedlings in low-lying areas, transplanted recently, have gone under floodwaters, our correspondent in Gaibandha reports.
Nine educational institutions were washed away while 63 others were damaged.
A total of 4,236 flood-affected people have been infected with diarrhoea since the flood hit Gaibandha and 71 new patients were admitted yesterday, said Civil Surgeon of Gaibandha. The Chief Adviser’s Fund allocated Tk 1 crore for the flood victims of Gaibandha so far.
A correspondent in Chandpur reports: Many areas of Chandpur Sadar, Haimchar, Matlab, Hajiganj and Kochua upazilas of the district became inundated yesterday. Residents of 25 chars have also become marooned in the fresh floodwaters.
The flood situation is likely to deteriorate in the central part of the country as monsoon seemed vigorously active over the eastern part of Bihar, West Bengal and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal (Ganges basin) and it has turned fairly active over the Brahmaputra and Meghna basins, FFWC sources said yesterday.
The flood situation in the districts of Manikganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Gopalganj, Chandpur and Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas of Dhaka is likely to deteriorate slightly.
Small rivers surrounding Dhaka and Narayanganj observed rise and fall at different points. The rivers are expected to show this mixed tendency in the next 24-72 hours.
Flood situation around Dhaka city, especially the eastern part, is likely to remain unchanged and then deteriorate slightly in the next 24-72 hours.
Saiful Hossain, chief engineer of FFWC, told The Daily Star, “Due to heavy monsoon rains the rivers swelled further, the water levels of the Brahmaputra, Jamuna and the Padma rose again.”
He, however, added that during the last two days the water level rose by 24-25cm but yesterday the water level rose only 6cm. The FFWC said it would be able to say in 24 hours when the flood situation would improve.
Meanwhile, Indian Meteorological Department forecasts that the ongoing rainfall is likely to subside from today (Sunday).
The diarrhoea situation remains grim in the country with around 3,400 people newly infected with the water-borne disease yesterday. With these fresh cases, the number of diarrhoea patients now stands at 58,364 since July 30. Besides, 1,074 were infected with respiratory tract infections, 1,301 with skin diseases, 398 with eye infection.
At least 17 drowned in floodwaters across the country yesterday raising the death toll to 554 since July 30, Diarrhoea Monitoring Cell reported. A child died of diarrhoea in Faridpur Friday night, our Faridpur correspondent reported.
Six people suffered snakebites across the country yesterday.
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