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Floods unchanged as major rivers swell further

AGENCIES, Dhaka
The flood situation in Kurigram, Nilphamari, Gaibandha and Sylhet is likely to remain unchanged, as the major rivers flowing across the districts swelled further.
However, the situation in Sunamganj and Netrakona may improve in the next 24 hours due to a sharp fall in water level of the rivers in southeastern hill basin.
According to a bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) yesterday, the flood situation in the low-lying areas in and around Dhaka, Narayanganj and Munshiganj remained unchanged.
The Ganges and the Padma yesterday continued to rise at all points. The Brahmaputra and the Jamuna marked fall at all points except at Aricha. Most of the rivers in
the Meghna basin recorded rise and the rivers in the southeastern hill basin receded.
Out of 86 monitoring points, 34 points marked further rise, 29 points recorded fall, 4 points remained steady and 8 points--the Balu at Demera, the Padma at Goalundo and Bhagyakul, the Surma at Kanaighat and Sunamganj, the Kushiyara at Amalshid and Sheola, and the Kangsha at Jariajanjail---are flowing above their danger levels.
The Buriganga registered further rise by 5cm at Dhaka, while the Balu recorded further rise by 9cm at Demra.
In the Ganges basin, the Ganges-Padma recorded further rise by 16cm at Pankha, 14cm at Rajshahi, 18cm at Hardinge Bridge, 6cm at
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Goalundo and 4cm at Bhagyakul.
In the Meghna basin, the Surma recorded further rise at Kanaighat but it remained steady at Sylhet.
According to the FFWC sources, light to moderate rainfall at most places over the Brahmaputra basin, moderate rainfall a few places over the Ganges basin, light to moderately heavy rainfall at many places over the Meghna basin and the southeast hill basins were recorded yesterday.
The Daily Star correspondent from Nilphamari yesterday reported that though the teesta marked a fall at different points on Thursday, it was flowing 16cm above the danger mark at Teesta Barrage point at Dalia.
Diarrhoea took a serious turn in the flood-hit upazila. Three people died of diarrhoea in Sadar and Dimla upazilas over the last four days and at least 2000 people were affected by the waterborne disease.
The chairman of Kundupukur Union told this correspondent that the number of diarrhoea patients is increasing in Sutipara village. He alleged the medical team is providing only oral saline and tablets for the victims and giving them advice to go to the government hospitals for treatment.
The waterborne disease is also spreading fast at Huzurpara village under Domar upazila. At least 100 people of the village have been affected by the disease.