Flooding Worsens, Victims Cry for Food

The overall flood situation in the north-eastern region of the country has worsened as the water levels of major rivers, including Brahmaputra and Jamuna, increased rapidly on Sunday.

Official sources said that major rivers are swelling and flowing downstream, posing a threat of flooding to the central region.

"Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers are on a rising trend. Much of the Upper Meghna rivers are also on a-level, "said Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, Executive Engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Alert Center (FFWC).

The swelling of the rivers may not be longer and may be steady in the next day, he said.

Most rivers of the Upper Meghna basin may continue rising in the next 24 hours, the FFWC forecasts.

The Ganges and the Padma are in a steady-state, which may remain stable in the next 24 hours, it said.

More than 5 million citizens from 1,066 unions under 162 Upazilas have so far been hit by flooding in 33 districts in the northern , central and north-eastern areas, according to the National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRRC).

Flood-hit people spend days in utter misery as floods have washed away their homes, crops on vast tracts of land, domestic animals and other valuables.

Acute food shortages and safe drinking water have worsened the misery of the people in 33 flood-hit districts, some of the victims told the media.

A large number of trees and crops in a vast area of land have been washed away by floods and strong river currents.

Housing scores, schools, colleges, mosques and roads have gone under river water, and the erosion of the river has left thousands of people homeless.

Thousands of flood-hit people have been leading a miserable life without adequate foods, many victims said.

Flood-affected people are suffering much due to a lack of adequate relief materials.

The lack of clean drinking water exacerbated their woes. Water level at Goalondo station in Rajbari, Bhagyakul station in Munshiganj and Sureshwar station in Shariatpur may start to grow.

Water level at Goalondo station in Rajbari crossed the danger mark on Sunday.

Water level at Bhagyakul and Mawa station in Munshiganj and Sureshwar station in Shariatpur may cross the red mark by tomorrow.

Rivers around the city of Dhaka may remain steady. The Lakhya River in Narayanganj may continue to swell. Turag in Mirpur and Dhaleshwari in Rekabi Bazar that continue to grow.