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4 washed away by Ctg flood waters

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Four people were washed away by raging floodwaters in Fatikchhari upazila in Chittagong district yesterday as the situation in southeastern and northwestern districts worsened because of torrential monsoon rains and onrush of hill waters.
Officials said the floods submerged a number of Fatikchhari villages, killing Bibhuti Barua, 35, of Bhujpur, Baddrodoza, 60, of Payneedong, Afser, 30, of Suabil and Delwar, 55, of Roshangiri.
Another seven of three families in Sunderpur union were missing for the last two days, they added.
UNB also reported the deaths of Sabina Begum of Narayanhat and her two children, Khadiza Begum of
Sundarpur and her daughter Rumana, M Nurul Absar of Shoabeel, Delwar of Roshangiri and Jebel Hossain of Datmara in the upazila.
Of the dead, villagers retrieved the bodies of Sabina Begum and Rumana.
Officials said 13 unions in Fatikchhari and nine unions in Mirersarai went under seven to 10 feet water as the Halda burst its banks in at least 10 places.
They said the floods marooned 50,000 families in Fatikchhari and 10,000 in Mirersarai.
The upazila nirbahi officer of Fatikchhari, Ramijur Rahman, said several thousand people were marooned in the low-lying areas.
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The worst affected unions are Samitirhat, Nanupur, Bujpur, Sundarpur, Paindong, Daulatpur, Narayanhat, Harualchhari, Shoabeel, Roshangiri and Nazirhat in Fatikchhari.
Floodwaters also inundated parts of the Chittagong-Khagrachhari and Chittagong-Nazirhat roads, disrupting traffic movement.
The Nazirhat police outpost and Datmara Police Investigation Centre were relocated to nearby madrasha and high school premises as waters crept into the offices.
Meanwhile, landslides death toll in Chittagong and Khagrachhari rose to 35 yesterday.
In Feni, Chhoto Feni, Muhuri and Kahua rivers crossed danger marks, swamping low-lying areas.
Different areas under Bagaichhari upazila in Rangamati district went under water as the Kachalong river flew fiercely.
Many villages in Sylhet and Netrakona also went under water.
Road communication between Chittagong and Rangamati was cut off as part of the road linking the towns was inundated at Berulia in Raozan yesterday morning.
Our Sylhet correspondent adds: torrential rains and onrush of hill waters flooded all low-lying areas in the district.
Life in the city and other areas
came to a standstill following heavy downpour for the second successive day yesterday. The weather office said 113 millimeters of rain pounded the city yesterday, hampering flight movement from Osmani International Airport.
The Surma and Kanaighat flowed over their danger marks.
Our Pabna correspondent adds: all the riverbank areas in the district were swamped by the swollen Padma and Jamuna.
Rolling waters from Garo hills in India swamped low-lying areas in Netrakona district.
Meanwhile, Dhaka experienced a wet weather yesterday when dark clouds hovered over the city throughout the day.
Many low-lying areas in the capital were inundated, inflicting sufferings to people.
According to weather department, the inclement weather may continue for another couple of days.