Officials at Bangladesh Water Development Board said the Brahmaputra was flowing 77cm above its danger level at Chilmari point while 64 cm above at Nun Khawa point, reports UNB. The water level at the Dharla went up 76cm above its red mark at Kurigram Bridge Point on Monday morning. Along with these two, 16 other rivers of the district are overflowing, sending 50 unions under water and leaving 150,000 people marooned, the sources said. Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said crops on 1,692 hectares of lands have been inundated by the floods. Deputy Commissioner of the district Mohammad Rezaul Karim said 302 tons of rice has been allocated for the flood victims in addition to Tk38.68 lakh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 29, 2020 04:07 UTC