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Flood situation in Sylhet worsens, 7 lakh people trapped in water


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  • Staff Correspondent
  • Published: 19 Jun 2024, 07:23 PM

In 2022, there was a terrible flood in Sylhet. This flood is reminding the people of Sylhet of two years ago. In last 24 hours the rain in Sylhet has reduced a little. However, the hill slope continues. This has further worsened the flood situation. New areas are being flooded.

As of Wednesday (June 19) morning, nearly seven lakh people are stuck in water. In addition to the five upazilas bordering Sylhet, Goainghat, Kanighat, Jaintapur, Companyganj and Jokiganj, floods have spread in Sadar, Dakshin Surma, Biswanath, Fenchuganj, Golapganj and Balaganj upazilas. New areas of these upazilas are getting flooded.

According to Sylhet district administration, 21 wards of the city and 1 thousand 323 villages of the district have been flooded till Tuesday morning. 6 lakh 75 thousand 937 people have been affected by flood. Half a million people in the city are waterlogged.

627 shelters have been opened in district and city. Of these, 80 are in the city. The district administration said that 17 thousand 285 people have taken shelter in these shelters.

According to the Water Development Board, Sylhet, the water of Surma river is flowing 91 cm above the water level at Kanighat point of Surma river on Wednesday. At the Sylhet point of the same river, the water is flowing 37 cm above the flood limit. The Kushiara River is flowing 46 cm above the equator at Amalshid Point. Fenchuganj point of the same river is 92 cm and Sherpur point is 12 cm above the flood limit. Apart from this, water is flowing 0.9 cm above the danger line at Sarighat point of Sari-Goain river.

Meanwhile, water has risen up to the neck in the houses of many people in Shahjalal suburb, Jatarpur, Mendibagh, Shibganj, Raynagar, Sobhanighat, Kalighat, Kamalgarh, Machimpur, Taltala, Jamtla, Kazirbazar, Madina Market, Akhalia, Majortila and South Surmar, including Lawai, Barikandi, Alampur. Colonies or houses in low-lying areas are almost completely submerged in flood water. The people of these areas are in extreme trouble.

Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Russell Hasan told the media that due to the deterioration of the flood situation in Sylhet, necessary activities are being carried out by the upazila administration to rescue the people trapped in water. Control rooms have been set up in the office of the District Commissioner and the offices of the Upazila Nirbahi Officer to monitor the overall flood situation. In addition to the appointment of dedicated officers in each upazila, tag officers have been appointed in each union. Union-based medical teams are being formed to provide health care to the flood victims.

Sylhet Meteorological Office Assistant Meteorologist Shah Md. Sajib told the media that Sylhet received 100 mm of rain from 6 am to 6 am on Wednesday and 55 mm of rain from 6 am to 9 am on Wednesday. Sylhet may receive continuous rain for the next few days.

It should be noted that Sylhet flood situation occurred on May 27 before this. 7.5 lakh people of all upazilas of the district were affected. Sylhet was flooded again from June 15 before the flood water receded completely.

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