Staff Reporter :
The overall flood situation in the northern districts worsening further on Monday intensifying sufferings to marooned people.
Although the water level of rivers has started falling in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Bogra districts, the flood situation remained unchanged there.
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) officials on Monday said, flood situation in some areas of Bogra and Sirajganj may improve and that of Sunamganj and Netrokona slightly deteriorate in next 24 hours.
The Brahmaputra and Surma-Kushiyara river levels are in falling trend while the Ganges-Padma and Jamuna are in rising trend, a FFWC forecast said, adding the Brahmaputra-Jamuna may continue to fall while the Ganges-Padma and the Surma-Kushiyara may rise in the next 48 hours.
The sufferings of the flood victims have reached an unbearable stage in several districts where there are only waters all around. The most affected districts include Sylhet, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat and Bogra.
At many places, marooned people have taken shelter on highways and embankment and waiting for government relief to come. Scarcity of food, drinking water and medicine is acute there.
Heavy monsoon rains and on rush of waters from the upstream regions of the three major basins covered the entire north, northeast and northwestern regions.
Cut of communication links, erosion of riverbanks and flood control embankments, and inclement weather together with the inundation increased further the sufferings of thousands of people there.
In Kurigram, the situation has rendered over 30 thousand people homeless as water entered their dwelling houses.
“We along with our family members and cattle are passing an inhuman life for the last four days as flood water washed away our houses, crops and vegetables lands,” said Momena Begum of Shahber Alga Char village of Ulipur upazila of the district.
In Lalmonirhat, around three lakh flood affected people are passing their days in an inhuman condition with the increase in water level of different rivers, including the Teesta.
Besides, the government and private establishments like railway station, government primary schools, other educational institutions, Border Guard Bangladesh camp, post office and madrasas are under threat.
Local people said the two government primary schools might be devoured into the river anytime due to serious erosion.
In Jamalpur, river erosion took a serious turn in Islampur, Dewanganj and Sharishabari upazilas of the district. Thousands of people of different villages of the upzilas were marooned.
Most of the portion of revetment state structure constructed to protect the Guthail Bazar of Islampur upazila was devoured in the river Jamuna.
In Bogra, many people of three upazilas namely Sariakandi, Dhunat and Gabtali are passing worst days. Many of them are passing days under the open sky. The incessant rain added more sufferings to them.
As 20 metres of an under-construction dam along the Jamuna River has been damaged water continued to enter through the damaged part of the flood controlling dam in Sariakandi upazila. Houses and paddy fields of the three upazilas were submerged by the floodwater.
In Sirajganj, many dwelling houses, educational institutions, bridges, culvert and other establishment were devoured into the river Jamuna.
The sufferings of the marooned people mounted as floodwaters remained unchanged there.
In Mymensingh, due to continuous rainfall and upstream water from the hill, 300 metre of the flood-controlling dam was caved in the district. Besides, at least 24 establishments including BGB camp and police line are under threat.
