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2 die in Sylhet flood, rail link snapped

3 million marooned as waters roil in the north

Star Report
Driving rains and roiling ri ver waters swamped more low-lying areas in the northern, northeastern and central regions, adding to a long spell of floods that killed two people in Sylhet and snapped rail links with the capita] yesterday.
Reports received in Dhaka say the floods raised the number of marooned and displaced people to three million and the death count to seven in three days, forcing thousands to abandon homes and take refuge on higher ground and embankments.
Erosion by the Padma turned serious, engulfing lObusincssesand parts of 16 others in Louhajang upazila in Munshiganj on Saturday.
Our district correspondents report: Food, drinking water and medicine crises added to the suffer-ings of flood-hit people. Lack of plastic sheeting to build basic shelters has left thousands to live in the open amid torrential rains yesterday.
The northeastern city of Sylhet and its suburb at the centre of the worst-hit district lay under 60cm of water and the road links of Kanai ghat, Gowainghat, Companyganj and Zakiganj upazilas with the district hcadquar-ters snapped. Sylhet City Corporation opened five flood shelters.
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The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre forecast that the floods are likely to worsen in Sylhet. Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Sherpur, Netrokona and Kishorcganj.
More low-lying areas in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra and
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Sirajganj are likely to go under water.
Most points of the rivers in the Meghna and South Eastern Hill basins recorded a rise in water and the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Ganges-Padma recorded a further rise.
The Buriganga in Dhaka swelled 7cm and the Shitalakkha registered a further rise at Narayanganj point and the Turag at Mirpur point. The Sangu rose by 240cm at Bandarban and by 159cm at Dohajari.
The Padma erosion washed away buildings, including Munshiganj Upazila Court Bhaban and BRDB office, while traffic on Munshiganj-Louhajang-Mawa Highway came to a halt as its Ghordor part developed cracks and potholes.
Some 700 traders in the area are living their days out in anxiety, with some having already moved to safety. All offices in the upazila complex, including the UNO office, were being shifted to safe places yesterday afternoon.
Our Bogra correspondent quoted government officials as saying the floods turned severe in Sonatola, Shariakandi, Dhanut, Shairpur and
Gabtoli upazilas in the district.
A number of schools and other educational institutions remained closed because of floods and waterlogging and a government official said 5,000 families were marooned in the river belt and low-lying areas.
Our Gaibandha correspondent adds: The rail links between the northern districts and the capital snapped. The district administration said 40 unions went under water and over 50,000 people have been marooned in the Teesta and the Brahmaputra basins.
The Ministry of Relief and Disaster Management allocated Tk 3 lakh and 50 tonnes of rice for the flood-hit people.
Our Sylhet correspondent says: A man drowned in the strong current of water when he went to see the erosion and a 9-year-old girl died in a flood shelter in Sunamganj.
Our Nilphamari correspondent reports that raging waters damaged parts of a cross dam of Dhum river and Teesta embankment.
The relief and disaster management ministry allocated 50 tonnes of rice and Tk 2 lakh for the victims, but the relief did not reach the flood victims until yesterday afternoon.