Staff Reporter :
The overall flood situation in the country has deteriorated in the last few days due to heavy rainfall and a steady rise in the water levels of our main rivers. The situation is bringing more miseries in the northern and central districts of the country.
The experts said that the flood situation in the country is the worst position now in the season. At least 22 districts are currently affected seriously by the flood. More than 30 lakh people have been affected by the ongoing flood.
The water started rising again since Tuesday. This flow of water is called the third slope of the flood. This year’s flood could be the longest-running flood in the country’s history, as per the experts. Sources said, in Manikganj, the water of Padma river is flowing 56 centimeters above danger level since 6:00am on Friday, leaving more than two lakh people stranded in the flood-hit areas.
At least 30,951 families have been stranded. Of them, 647 families have taken shelter in 19 centres, said sources at the district’s Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Each of the families has been given 10 kilogrammes of rice and 1 kg of pulse, oil, salt, sugar, chira and noodles, our local correspondent reports quoting sources.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Amir Hossain said the district has so far received an allocation of 350 metric tons of rice, three thousand packets of dry food, Tk 6 lakh as cow feed and Tk 2 lakh for baby food to help the flood victims.
Meanwhile, in Lalmonirhat, water in the Dharla river has risen by 50 cm and flowing 88 cm above the danger level from 6:00am on Friday.
Twenty villages in Lalmonirhat Sadar and Aditmari upazilas have been flooded and over 20,000 people in these villages are in dire straits, our local correspondent reports.
Flooding in shoal areas near Teesta river has improved as the water of the Teesta river is flowing below danger level.
Our local correspondent reports that a three-storey school building was gobbled up by the swelling Padma River on Thursday afternoon at Nuruddin Madborkandi in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur.
Locals said that the SESDP Model High School building was devoured by the river around 4pm. They feared that the whole school ground might be lost in the river within the night.
This will disrupt academic activities and it is unclear what the government or the school’s management is planning to do to help the students continue their studies.
Madaripur Water Development Board (WDB) said that the Padma River was flowing 70cm above the danger level at noon, leaving around 65,000 people marooned in four upazilas.
At least 60 houses along the riverbank in Shibchar were devoured by the river. Around 25,000 people are living in inhumane conditions in Kathalbari, Nilokhi, Madbarer Char, Sannasirchar, Daopara, Char Hajera and Bazlu Sarkarer Char areas of the upazila.
In Madaripur Sadar, 10 out of the 15 unions have been inundated as the water of Arial Khan River was flowing 40cm above the danger level. A total of 72 houses have gone under water in the last three days in the upazila.
Flood situation in Kalkini and Rajoir upazilas remained unchanged with thousands of people marooned and houses inundated.
More than 24 lakh people including 13 lakh children are estimated to be affected by flooding in Bangladesh, UNICEF said Thursday. At least 5,48,816 families have lost their homes.
UNICEF said it is working closely with government partners, who are leading the flood response, and NGOs to provide urgently needed water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to children and communities in need.
UNICEF is also “actively engaged” in supporting a comprehensive outbreak response across the country.
The overall flood situation in the country has deteriorated in the last few days due to heavy rainfall and a steady rise in the water levels of our main rivers. The situation is bringing more miseries in the northern and central districts of the country.
The experts said that the flood situation in the country is the worst position now in the season. At least 22 districts are currently affected seriously by the flood. More than 30 lakh people have been affected by the ongoing flood.
The water started rising again since Tuesday. This flow of water is called the third slope of the flood. This year’s flood could be the longest-running flood in the country’s history, as per the experts. Sources said, in Manikganj, the water of Padma river is flowing 56 centimeters above danger level since 6:00am on Friday, leaving more than two lakh people stranded in the flood-hit areas.
At least 30,951 families have been stranded. Of them, 647 families have taken shelter in 19 centres, said sources at the district’s Deputy Commissioner’s office.
Each of the families has been given 10 kilogrammes of rice and 1 kg of pulse, oil, salt, sugar, chira and noodles, our local correspondent reports quoting sources.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Amir Hossain said the district has so far received an allocation of 350 metric tons of rice, three thousand packets of dry food, Tk 6 lakh as cow feed and Tk 2 lakh for baby food to help the flood victims.
Meanwhile, in Lalmonirhat, water in the Dharla river has risen by 50 cm and flowing 88 cm above the danger level from 6:00am on Friday.
Twenty villages in Lalmonirhat Sadar and Aditmari upazilas have been flooded and over 20,000 people in these villages are in dire straits, our local correspondent reports.
Flooding in shoal areas near Teesta river has improved as the water of the Teesta river is flowing below danger level.
Our local correspondent reports that a three-storey school building was gobbled up by the swelling Padma River on Thursday afternoon at Nuruddin Madborkandi in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur.
Locals said that the SESDP Model High School building was devoured by the river around 4pm. They feared that the whole school ground might be lost in the river within the night.
This will disrupt academic activities and it is unclear what the government or the school’s management is planning to do to help the students continue their studies.
Madaripur Water Development Board (WDB) said that the Padma River was flowing 70cm above the danger level at noon, leaving around 65,000 people marooned in four upazilas.
At least 60 houses along the riverbank in Shibchar were devoured by the river. Around 25,000 people are living in inhumane conditions in Kathalbari, Nilokhi, Madbarer Char, Sannasirchar, Daopara, Char Hajera and Bazlu Sarkarer Char areas of the upazila.
In Madaripur Sadar, 10 out of the 15 unions have been inundated as the water of Arial Khan River was flowing 40cm above the danger level. A total of 72 houses have gone under water in the last three days in the upazila.
Flood situation in Kalkini and Rajoir upazilas remained unchanged with thousands of people marooned and houses inundated.
More than 24 lakh people including 13 lakh children are estimated to be affected by flooding in Bangladesh, UNICEF said Thursday. At least 5,48,816 families have lost their homes.
UNICEF said it is working closely with government partners, who are leading the flood response, and NGOs to provide urgently needed water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to children and communities in need.
UNICEF is also “actively engaged” in supporting a comprehensive outbreak response across the country.
