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Little change in flood status in central part

Sirajganj sees serious erosion

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
Despite serious erosion caused by heavy rains and rushing upstream water in Sirajganj district, the flood situation in the central part of the country is by and large static and situations elsewhere are improving.
But people are now faced with various flood-related problems.
People are short of food, medicine and drinking water while many have to abandon their houses in the grip of erosion.
In Nilphamari, flood-affected
people are menaced by water disease. According to reports, one died from diarrhea yesterday and more than two hundred were affected. A number of medical teams are working there.
According to the Flood Forecasting Centre the inundation situation of low lying areas in the districts of Manikganj, Munshiganj, Madaripur, Narayanganj and Narsingdi may likely to remain static. But the flood situation in the districts of Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Jamalpur, Serajganj and Tangail are likely to improve fur-
ther. Flash floods in the districts of Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvi Bazar, Habiganj & Comilla have also abated.
The Flood Forecasting Centre said that the Brahmaputra-Jamuna registered fall at all points except at Aricha. The Ganges-Padma continued to rise at all points. Other rivers in these two basins registered rise & fall. Most of the rivers in the Meghna & the South Eastern Hill basins observed further fall. Out of 85 monitoring stations, 33 points
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recorded rise, 35 points recorded fall, 2 stations remained unchanged and 11 points are flowing above danger level yesterday.
Our Nilphamari correspondent reported that as floodwater started receding, diarrhoea and other water borne diseases broke out in the affected areas of the district.
Seven-year old Lucky Akhtar died from diarrhoea at Jharsinghersor village under Dimla upazila, sources at the district health department control room said yesterday.
Fourteen diarrhoea patients are being treated at six upazila health complexes and 200 others have released after treatment.
Our Sirajganj correspondent reported that flood and erosion in six upazilas of the district have taken a serious turn due to rain and onrush of water from the upstream. Water levels in Jamuna, Korotoa, Boral and Ganiani river rose yesterday, inundating more
than 30 villages.
Sources at the district relief and rehabilitation office said about three and a half lakh people in Sirajganj Sadar, Belkuchi, Kazipru, Chowhali, Shahzadpur and Ullapara upazilas have been affected by flood.
Our Pabna correspondent reported that the people of 11 unions under six upazilas are marooned by water.
Due to the river erosion hundreds of families from the riverside Khanpura union have shifted to the safer places.
Flood situation in low lying areas of Sonatola, Sariakandi and Dhunat upazila of Bogra district remained unchanged till last Tuesday evening.
Water Development Board (WDB) sources said, that the water level of the Jamuna reduced to 24 centimeter but was still flowing above the 26 centimeters of danger level of Sariakandi.
The water of Bangali is flowing 4 centimeter above the danger level at Sariakandi point. On the other hand the water of the Korotoa is flowing 2.69 cm below of danger level.
It is reported that there is an acute shortage of food, pure drinking water and daily essentials in the flood affected areas. The peoples are selling their domestic animals at low prices.