Floods engulf more than 12 districts in Bangladesh

Heavy rain has deteriorated the flood situation inundating fresh areas in over a dozen districts of the North and the Northeast.

A few lakh people in those regions were suffering due to lack of fresh water and food. Some families were in trouble with their cattle and poultry while many farmers saw their crops getting destroyed.

The floods snapped road communication, eroded embankments and disrupted school activities in some areas. Some schools went under water and a few were devoured by rivers.

The Met office said the country had already had over 40 percent above the usual rain in the monsoon and it feared more was to come from Friday next, worsening the situation.

The flood forecasting and warning centre said low-lying and char areas were inundated afresh as water levels of major rivers were above their danger marks.

As the water level of the Brahmaputra-Jamuna were rising, many areas in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Bogra, Jamalpur and Sirajganj went under water, official sources in the Water Development Board (WDB) said.

Heavy rain over the last two days flooded many places along the Jamuna and Bangalee rivers including areas under Shariakandi, Sonatola and Dhunat upazilas of Bogra.