With the rise of water levels at most points of major rivers Padma and Jamuna, the flood situation further deteriorated yesterday affecting 1.13 crore people in 256 upazilas of 46 districts.
Hundreds of thousands of people are living on highlands and roadside areas amid food and water crises.
The death toll stood at 861 due to flood-related reasons including drowning, diarrhoea and snakebites, according to control room of the Directorate General of Health Services. Water-borne diseases are spreading fast in the flood-affected areas.
This year’s floods destroyed crops on some 8,19,985 acres of land completely and on 9,83,383 acres partially, while some 3,621 kilometre roads were destroyed completely and 25,590km partially, according to the Ministry of Flood and Disaster Management.
The floods also destroyed 65,984 houses completely and 9,27,650 partially, 557 educational institutions completely and 7,686 partially, 88 kms of embankments completely and 863 kms partially, and 78 bridges and culverts were completely and 1,692 partially, said the ministry sources.
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) said the Brahmaputra-Jamuna observed rise by 13cm at Noonkhawa, 9cm at Chilmari, 5cm at Bahadurabad, 4cm at Sirajganj and 9cm at Aricha and were flowing above danger levels yesterday.
The Ganges-Padma observed rise by 7cm at Pankha, 9cm at Rajshahi, 5cm at Hardinge Bridge, 6cm at Goalundo and 5cm at Bhagyakul and was flowing 9cm, 85cm and 69cm above danger levels at Pankha, Goalundo and Bhagyakul, while the Meghna recorded a rise by 11cm at Bhairab Bazar and was flowing 3cm above the danger level.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports: Seven-year-old Jannati Khatun of village Khamar Boali under Gaibandha Sadar upazila drowned in floodwater.
Having crossed the danger level, the Karotoa at Gobindaganj upazila may overflow Gobindaganj-Dinajpur highway at any time. The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger mark and erosion took serious turn at Arendabari, Kabilpur and Char Krishnamoni under Fulchhari upazila where the river devoured 35 dwelling huts by night rendering 150 people shelterless.
At least 250 diarrhoea patients were admitted to Lalmonirhat Sadar hospital in the last three days while many others, mostly children, went to other hospitals and health complexes, reports a correspondent from Lalmonirhat.
Our correspondent from Sirajganj reports: Over seven lakh people have been marooned as the Jamuna was flowing above the danger level at several points yesterday, worsening the flood situation in district Sadar, Kazipur, Raiganj, Tarash, Belkuchi, Shahzadpur, Ullapara, Kamarkhanda and Chowhaly upazilas.
Around two lakh weavers who started working at their looms following recession of water after the earlier flood have become jobless again.
Use of dirty water and unhygienic atmosphere at the flood shelters has led to spread of diarrhoea and skin diseases, said Sirajganj Civil Surgeon Dr Abdur Rauf.
Our Pabna correspondent reports: Floodwater damaged newly planted Aman paddy and green chilly on about 17 thousand hectares of land and vegetables on several thousand hectares of land, Pabna Agriculture Extension Office sources said.
Several educational institutions in Sujanagar upazila have been inundated.
Our Netrakona correspondent reports: Flood situation in bordering Kalmakanda and Durgapur upazilas slightly improved but deteriorated in the low-lying areas of the district damaging Aman crops on about 55,000 hectares of land and vegetables on several thousand hectares of land.
Someshwary, Mogra, Kongsha and Dhanu rivers are flowing over danger levels, Netrakona WDB sources said, adding that road communications between Netrakona town and Kalmakanda, Durgapur and Kendua upazila headquarters are yet to be normal.
The swelling Someshwary devoured 22 more dwelling houses of Ranikong village in Durgapur upazila yesterday morning and erosion by river Kongsha is threatening Dampara embankment in Purbadhala upazila.
Around 1.5 lakh people of low-laying areas of Kulaura and Juri upazilas in Moulvibazar were marooned as fresh areas were inundated, while flood situation of Kamalganj and Rajnagar upazilas improved, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports.
Three colleges, five high schools, three madrasas and 50 primary schools of these areas have been closed from Tuesday.
Our staff correspondent from Sylhet reports: All the rivers in Sylhet-Sunamganj region continued flowing above the danger levels at all the points, WDB officials said.
The Sylhet-Zakiganj road link had been snapped as a bridge collapsed at Gangazal yesterday morning.
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