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Flood situation takes alarming turn in N-region

Rail track, bridge washed away, road link snapped

Star Report
Flood situation in the northern region took an alarming turn yesterday as gushing waters from the swollen Brahmaputra-iamuna, Teesta and their tributaries submerged vast areas and damaged roads, rail tracks and bridges.
Three people drowned in swirlingfloodwaters in Kazi pur upazila of Sirajganj yesterday.
The worst affected districts are Nilphamari, Lalmonirhal, Thakurgaon, Rnngpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Pabna and Sirajganj
In the capital, more low-lying
areas went under water as the Buriganga, Shitalakhyu and Balu rivers continued to rise.
Rushing water from the Tbesta washed away a railway bridge near Lalmonirhat station and about 100 feet of rail track near Ruhiustation in Thakurgaon. snapping rail communication. The authorities have suspended train service in Santaliar and Lalmonirhal section via Gaibandha.
Moreover, several hundred kilometres of roads have been submerged with stretches of them and a number of bridges damaged in eight northern districts.
Our correspondents reported that standing crops including aus and aman paddy, jute and vegetables on thousands of acres of land in the districts have been damaged by floodwaters.
The flood-hit people in the region are facing crisis of drinking water and food and many of them are suffering from water-borne diseases.
Our roving correspondent reported dial in Nilphamari and Lalmonirhal districts, around one lakh marooned people are in PYlrpmp miKPrif**: charlands are in
extreme miseries. About 5,000 have moved to nearby schools and highlands.
In Bogra, about 15,000 people in six unions—Baluabari, Kajla, Hat Sherpur, Gohail, Kornibari and Sadar — of Sariakandi upazila have been marooned as the Bangali river is overflowing its banks at many points.
Around 80,000 people in seven unions of Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur are now marooned. In Nilphamari, fresh areas in 12 unions of Dimla and Jaldhaka upazila were inundatedyesterday.
In Sirajganj, floodwater was overflowing three kilometers of Kazipur-Sirajganj road.
Five villages--Chandimari, Chhalapak, Gobordhon, Barogharia and Jhalapara — in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat have gone under more than five feet water.
In Pabna, about 5,00 families of Bera upazila have been rendered shelterless as the Jamuna eroded
their houses in the last three days.
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said yesterday the situation in Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Lalmonir-hat, Rangpur and Kurigram are likely to remain unchanged today. But the situtation in Gaibandha, Bogra, Jamalpur, Sirajganj, Pabna, Tangail, Narayanganj, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Rajbari and Madaripur might deteriorate.
Flood situation in the Meghna basin is likely to improve further today.
Officials of the Water Development Board said Both Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Ganges-Padma registered rise at all points yesterday. Most of the rivers in these two basins also rose. The rivers in the Meghna basin recorded rise and fall while the rivers in the South Eastern Hill basins rose.
The rivers across the country were flowing above danger level yesterday at 31 out of 85 monitoring points. Water level rose at 40 points, fell at 13 points and remained unchanged at 1 point