The flood-stricken people of Sylhet are unlikely to get relief soon from sufferings as fresh areas of Balaganj upazila of the district were submerged early Tuesday due to heavy rainfall and continuous onrush of water from the upstream.
More than 2,50,000 people remained marooned in the district until Tuesday, two weeks after the flash flood hit the north-eastern part of the country on May 29 due to heavy rainfall and onrush of water from the upstream region of India.
The flash flood so far affected over one million people of 900 villages at 12 upazilas out of 13 in the district and 30 Wards out of 42 in the divisional city.
Assistant meteorologist Shah Mohammed Sajib Hossain of the Sylhet divisional meteorological office, told 抖阴精品 that 141 millimetre rainfall was recorded in the district within 24 hours ended at 6:00am on Tuesday.
Balaganj upazila chairman Anhar Miah told 抖阴精品 in the afternoon that almost all of the low-lying areas of six unions of the upazila went under the flood water keeping more than 35,000 people marooned.
鈥楤oth the number of the flood victims and their sufferings are likely to enhance as the Kushiyara, the main river in the area, continued to flow over the danger level till today,鈥� he said.
Being contacted, the district relief and rehabilitation officer Md Abdul Quddus Bulbul told 抖阴精品 in the afternoon that the overall flood situation improved across the district.
鈥楢 number of flood-hit people at the Balaganj upazila, however, have taken refuge in the flood shelter centres on Tuesday after their homes reportedly went under the flood water,鈥� he said.
Responding to 抖阴精品, he said that the number of the people, who moved to the flood shelter centres was not confirmed by the upazila administration till the afternoon.
鈥楢part from other supports, including dry food, water purifying tablets and medical treatment, so far 425 tonnes rice was allotted for the flood-hit people,鈥� the DRRO said.聽聽
According to the local people鈥檚 representatives, the low-lying areas of Companiganj, Jakiganj, Beanibazar, Fenchuganj, Balaganj and Bishwanath upazila were under water until Tuesday that kept over 2,50,000 people marooned.
Jakiganj upazila chairman Lokman Hossain Chowdhury told 抖阴精品 in the afternoon that around one lakh flood affected people of his upazila are yet to return to normal life as the floodwater was receding very slowly from the affected areas.聽聽
Mohammed Jamal Hossain, vice-chairman of Beanibazar upazila, claimed that the floodwater did not move down from most of the low-lying areas keeping isolated at least 50,000 people of the upazila.
Fenchuganj upazila council vice-chairman Zahirul Islam told 抖阴精品 that the flood situation remained unchanged in their upazila for more than a week.
鈥楢lmost all of the rural streets and paths along with a number of homes at different villages are still under the floodwater,鈥� he added.聽
According to the water development board, the Kushiyara River was flowing 53 centimetres above the danger mark at Fenchuganj on Tuesday noon.
鈥極ther rivers, including Surma, however, have been flowing below the danger marks for the past five days,鈥� he added.
