l unturned rise in water levels of all major rivers further worsened tlx flixid situation in the affected districts and more people were ma n »mxx1 as fn-sh areas went under wa ter yesterday.
Onrush of waters from hilly regions across the border and heavy rainfall over the last two days made lives of lakhs of people miserable. Thousands of acres of crop lands were inundated and many houses were w ashed away.
Fresh areas in various thanas of Sherpur. Gaibandha and Netrokona districts were inundated by the flood waters and ro.xis and dams at many places w ere badly damaged, accord-j ing to reports received from our correspondents from the flood-hit areas.
In Sherpur one woman—Kabtitar I ikyt rgitK anSRk.»nW baby Su ruj drowned in floxl waters while . - . .- . a a, . I over one lakh people were affected.
HSU examinees at a city centre on the first day of the examinations yesterday. —Star photo | half of them marooned. By Staff Correspondent
sherpur-lainalpur and Dhaka Sherpur roads were damaged at several poinLs. Besides, a flood protection embankment and 11 bridges and culverts were washed away.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports that 31 unions in four thanas in the district were inundated afresh while the district town itself went under knee-deep water following incessant rainfall since Wednesday.
Over one lakh people were marooned in the district and 17 roads were badly damaged. The rivers Brahmaputra and Ghagot were flow ing above tlieir danger marks.
Due to a strong current and erosion at Baliadurabad ghat a Dinajpur bound train — Ekota Express— reached Gaibandha seven hours behind schedule. \n HSC Examination centre at Hniolchlfari < yUege-was shifted to a nearby primary school as the college compound went under flood water.More areas in Netrakona town were submerged yesterday following onrush of water fiom the Garo hills in India. Over 5.000 thatched houses and a number of roads, bridges and culverts were damaged.
Standing crops on 21,000 hectres of land went under water in the district where over 10 lakh people were affected.
Our Staff Correspondent from Sylhet adds: Rains and onrush of flood w aters from the upper stream continued in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts for the third day yesterday, worsening the flood situation in four thanas. The river Surma was flow ing 59 cm above the danger mark at Kanaighat and 34 cm above near Sunamganj town. However, it was flow ing 3 cm bek>w danger level In xclhet town. 62 nun rainfall vr*, recorded in Sy Uki during the 30 liours ending ar 6 pm y esterday.Direct road links of Kanaighat. (xiwainghat and ( oinpanyganj thanas with the district headquarters re ■named cutoff for the third dav due Io a number of breaches on Sari liowainghat road and inundation of ( ompanyganj road. Four villages in (■owainghat thana were inundated today following new breach In (■owain embankment
River position
t NB adds: Most rivers in the Brahmaputra. Ganges, Meghna and South Eastern Hill basins recorded further rise yesterday. according to a Flood Information Centre bulletin.
Tlx Brahmaputra at < hilmari and Bahadurabad. the Ganges at Bhagyakul, the Surma at Kanaighat and Sunamganj. the Someswari at Ikirgapur and Gutnti at Comilla were (lowing above their respective danger levels.
The Brahamputra is now flowing 12 cm above the danger level at Ba hadurabad and 30 cm above at (Julmari while the Ganges 5 cm above at Bhagyakul.
The Surma in the Meghna basin n flowing 58 cm above danger level at Kanaighat and 30 cm at Sunamganj while the Someswari at Durgapur I .(Mm and the Gumti at Comilla 26 cm above.
The bulletin forecast that flood situation between Bahadurabad and Bliagyakui is likely to deteriorate in tlx- next 24 hours as the Brahmaputra may rise further and flow above danger levels at all points.
fix' Surma and Kushiyara may rise furtlxr at downstream points. Other rivers in the Meghna basin are likely to rise further and cross or approach their respective danger levels. .As a result concerned areas may continue to experience flash flood of medium magnitude during tlx; period.