Thousands trapped in flooded areas of Bianibazar

Thousands of residents of Bianibazar Upazila of Moulvibazar remain trapped under flash flood and hilly water. This photo was taken from Juri Upazila Parishad area on Friday.
Thousands of residents of Bianibazar Upazila of Moulvibazar remain trapped under flash flood and hilly water. This photo was taken from Juri Upazila Parishad area on Friday.
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UNB, Sylhet :
Persistent downpour and flash floods triggered acute suffering for the residents of eight unions and municipalities of the Sadar upazila in Bianibazar district, where thousands of people remain trapped under water for past few days.
Witnesses said, educational institutes, mosques, houses, shops and internal roads were also inundated, and transportation links between Sylhet- Bianibazar and Bianibazar- Chandarpur were cut
as the embankment of the Kushiara River broke.
On Thursday afternoon the Kushiara was flowing 25 centimeters above the danger level.
The river embankments of Kharavora and Meowa areas in Dubag union also
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