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In Gaibandha, Limon, 13, son of Moniruzzaman of Sadar Upazila slipped into the Jamuna River and was swept away by the strong current in the afternoon.
Phulchhari Upazila Parishad Chairman Selim Parvez said the villagers of Vasapara of Sadar upazila were fishing on the Jamuna River in the afternoon when the boy slipped into the river.
Meanwhile, around one and half lakh people were marooned in Sundarganj, Saghata, Phulchhari and Sadar upazilas.
Kamarjani UP chairman Abdus Salam Jakir said in remote areas people are suffering from different diseases as people and animal were sharing same shelter.
Those people who failed to reach any shelter and were trapped in the middle of flood water were suffering from severe lack of food, drinking water and sanitation, the chairman said.
“There is no place to cook, people are spending days on boats,” he said.
In Kurigram, the Brahmaputra River was flowing 91cm and 81cm above the danger level at Chilmari and Nunkhawa points. The Dharla River was flowing 62cm above its danger mark at Bridge point.
This has led to flooding of many new areas in Chilmari upazila, causing immense sufferings to the people.
Meanwhile, 475 villages under 56 unions of the district have been affected by flood water, rendering 300,000 people marooned.
Some 50,000 people have taken shelter on roads, flood control embankment and shelter centres in the district.
So far, 13 people, including 10 children, have drowned in flood water while 15,000 hectares of cropland were damaged.
In Faridpur, people of 150 villages have been marooned following the rise of water level in Padma River.
According to the district Water Development Board, the Padma was flowing 98cm above the danger level at Goalanda point, inundating the roads heading towards Charbhadrason and Sadarpur upazilas of the district.
Atul Sarkar, deputy commissioner of Faridpur, said residents of 150 villages under 30 unions are suffering a lot due to the second phase of this year’s flood.
Sultan Mahmud, executive engineer of Faridpur Water Development Board, said many new areas were inundated due to the increase of river water while erosion took a serious turn in Alfadanga and Madhukhali upazilas.
Jesmine Sultana, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Charbhadrason upazila, said most of the upazila went under water, rendering at least 4,000 people marooned.
In Sylhet, the water of Surma River reduced but Kushiara continued to rage crossing the danger level at 57 cm, 15 cm and 52 cm at Amalshid, Shewla and Fenchuganj points respectively.
Water Development Board said Surma was flowing 32 cm above the danger level at Kanaighat point while 33 cm below in Sylhet.
In Sirajganj, the overall flood condition remained unchanged while Jamuna was flowing 1 cm and 116 cm above the danger level at Sirajganj point and Kajipur points respectively.
Local WDB Deputy-Divisional Engineer Rafikul Islam said although water receded in last 24 hours but the flood affected people in five upazilas are suffering acutely.
“Thousands of families are still stranded by the flood,” he said.
In Bogura, Jamuna was flowing 125 cm above the danger level at Sariakandi point on Friday evening.
Deputy Commissioner’s officer said 13,342families of 150 villages of Sariakandi, Sonatola and Dhunot upazila were submerged with flood water.
Local administration was allocated Tk 12 lakh, and 400 metric tonnes of rice to distribute among the flood hit people.
District Relief and rehabilitation Officer Md Azahar Ali said already they have distributed 3,000 packets of dry food and prepared 70 shelters for the affected people.
In Manikganj, new areas were flooded in Harirampur, Daulatpur and Ghior upazilas on Friday as the waters of Padma and Jamuna Rivers continued to swell.
WDB said Jamuna was flowing 79 cm above the danger level at Aricha point.
Deputy Commissioner’s officer said an area of 74 sq. km was submerged while 7,306 hectares of paddy fields were destroyed and 688 families had been affected in the district.
They have distributed 130 metric tonnes of rice, and 1300 packets of dry foods in the affected areas.