PABNAScpt 8: Overall flood situation In the district Improved during the last 24 hours ending 6 pm on Monday but the Jamuna was still flowing above its danger mark, reports UNB.

Water level of the river Jamuna dropped by 34 cm and was flowing 1 1 cm above the red mark at Nagarbarl point while Padma at Hardinge Bridge receded significantly and was flowing 97 cm below the danger mark, official sources said.

Meanwhile, three people have died due to Intestinal disease during the period due to paucity of pure drinking water in the areas affected by recent .flood.

, The dead were identified as Borhan (6), son of Abu Taher of Dhalarchar village in Bera thana. Mill (5) daughter of MontaJ Sheikh of Raninagar village In Sujanagar thana and Mafizuddin (45) of Kalyanpur In Shatla thana.

A report from Sirajganj says: Overall flood situation In the district improved with the recession tff water level of the river Jamuna in Iasi 24 hours.

Officials said the flood situation in Kazipur, Sadar, Belkqchl and Chowhall thanas Improved significantly as the water level of the Jamuna dropped by 18 cm during the period. The river was now flowing 23 cm below the red mark.

With no change in the rtvers Korotoa, Boral, Phulzhor. Gumani and Ichamati during the period, the flood situation in RaiganJ, Tarash, Ullapara, Shahjadpur and Kamarkhand thanas remained static.

About 5,000 people were sail marooned In Kazipur and another 5,000 in Chowhali, the officials said.

Meanwhile, diarrhoeal diseases claimed two lives in Chowhall thana in last 24 hours raising the toll to 5 In 48 hours. Three people had died tn Belkuchl thana. Doctors said over 1,000 people were attacked by the waterborne diseases In those areas.

Ten schools, including Kazipur Government Giris' High School, were closed from Sunday due to the flood.