Another wave of flash flood hits north-east
A fresh wave of flash flood swept Sunamganj between Thursday and Friday, briefly inundating low-lying areas in the district, which, along with other districts in...
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Over 1 lakh people marooned in Sunamganj鈥檚 third wave of flood
The third wave of floods this monsoon have left over one lakh people stranded in their homes in Sunamganj, officials and relief workers said on Friday...
Teesta, Dharla basins flooding likely to worsen
The flood situation in parts of the north might deteriorate today with forecasts of the Teesta and Dharla briefly flowing near their danger marks...
Govt must offer bailout funds for farmers to save agriculture
THE loss of three crops, as well as a probable loss of the fourth one, in a row, especially in the flooded north and north-east, has already dealt a blow to the farmers. The farmers who have repeatedly lost their investments in rice farming to flooding that has left them impoverished and deep...
Farmers in north undone by chain of disasters
Thousands of farmers in the north have lost three crops in a row in back-to-back disasters since March with the ongoing flood, which has lasted for over three weeks in...
6 rhinos drown in Assam flood
Devastating floods in India鈥檚 northeast that have killed scores of people also swamped a national park drowning six threatened rhinos and other wildlife, government...
Low food supply for flood victims makes a mess of relief effort
THE immediate issues that the authorities need to seriously attend to in the event of flooding are the rescue of people left dangerously marooned and the supply of food for the affected. The government appears to have failed on both the fronts. While a large number of people were waiting to be rescued even from submerged...
Inadequate relief leaves flood victims starving
Hundreds of people in the flood-stricken north passed yet another busy day on Monday as they rushed between places, mainly in their boats, searching for...
Monsoon storms batter India with floods, lightning kills 10
Intense monsoon storms battered India on Monday, flooding parts of the financial capital Mumbai, while lightning in the eastern state of Bihar killed at least...
Floodwater rushes to upazila towns
After ravaging villages for about a week floodwater now surged towards upazila towns sweeping away embankments built to protect them in some of the flood affected...
Floods, landslides kill 14 in Nepal
Lashing rains in Nepal causing flash floods and landslides have killed at least 14 people across the country, with disaster teams searching for nine missing, police said on Sunday....
10 more killed, scores homeless as flood reaches central regions
A surge in the onrush of water from the upstream in India on Saturday freshly inundated dozens of villages in the north, leaving scores of families homeless and...
Flooding warrants adequate help for people in distress
FLOODING, especially in the north and north-east, is turning bad with a rapid increase in river heights, leaving thousands marooned, waiting to be rescued to flood shelters. In some places, people are waiting to be rescued even from flood shelters to places that are safe as the shelters rapidly went under water, as high as the height of fully grown humans...
1.5 lakh people marooned in Kurigram as flood situation worsens
The flood situation in Kurigram district has worsened, with rising water levels in all major rivers leaving 1.5 lakh people stranded...
Thousands await rescue as flood in north intensifies
The overall flood situation remained grim in the north, with thousands of people waiting to be rescued as flood water engulfed even shelters amidst the unabated...
Worsening flood force thousands to live in boats in north
The flood situation in the north and north-east further worsened on Thursday with forecasts of fresh areas particularly along the Brahmaputra basin getting inundated over the...
50,000 people marooned in Kurigram as flood situation worsens
Flood situation deteriorated in Kurigram due to swelling of the Brahmaputra and the Dharla rivers amid incessant rainfall and onrush of upstream water, rendering 50,000 people marooned...
Many HSC candidates risk missing exams in flood zones
Many candidates of the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations in the flood affected areas are at risk of missing the examination today (Thursday)...
More rivers across Bangladesh swell to worsen flood
Torrential rain worsened the flood situation in the northern, north-eastern, and south-eastern regions, affecting over 18 lakh people and rendering 25,000 people temporarily homeless...
US gives $350,000 in humanitarian aid for flood-hit people in Bangladesh
The US government, through the United States Agency for International Development, is providing $350,000 in humanitarian assistance to help communities in the Sylhet and Sunamganj districts recover from deadly monsoon flooding in June....
Flood situation in northeastern region may remain unchanged: FFWC
The overall flood situation in the low-lying areas of the country鈥檚 northeastern region may remain unchanged in 24 hours from 9:00am on Wednesday, said a report of the Flood Forecasting Warning Centre...
Third wave of flooding affects over 7 lakh people in Sylhet
Over seven lakh people in 13 upazilas of Sylhet district are grappling with the third wave of flooding, even before the effects of the second wave have fully subsided....
Floods kill four after heavy rains in northeast India
Torrential rains in northeast India have sparked heavy flooding killing at least four people, government disaster officials said Wednesday.
Flood causes damage in 15 districts in Bangladesh
The ongoing flood triggered by torrential rains over vast swathes of land inside Bangladesh and its adjacent upstream in India has left hundreds of thousands of people...
State minister Farooque visits Phulgazi鈥檚 flood affected areas
State minister for water resources Zaheed Farooque visited the flood affected areas of Phulgazi and Parshuram upazila in Feni and distributed relief goods among the...
PM asks all concerned to prepare to face probable flood
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked all concerned, including civil administration, to take necessary preparations in advance to face probable floods in the country....
300 tourists stranded in Rangamati
About 300 tourists have become stranded in Rangamati as road communication between Sajek and Khagrachhari has been suspended after torrential rainfall overnight submerged the Baily Bridge...
Tuesday鈥檚 HSC exams postponed in Feni鈥檚 two upazilas for flood
The education ministry on Tuesday postponed the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations at Phulgazi and Parshuram upazilas in Feni only for the...
Rain triggers floods, landslides in 11 dists
Multiple disasters have struck Bangladesh due to continued heavy rainfall all over the country and upstream areas for the past three days.
FFWC predicts flashflood in low-lying areas of Sylhet, Sunamganj
The water level of Surma, Kushiyara, Old-Surma, Sarigowain rivers in the North-eastern region may rise further and cause flashflood in the low-lying areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre...