Flood Sit.report no. 106 Dhaka, 27 August 2009 ` Disaster Title: Flood Location: Different Districts of Bangladesh Event details: More new areas have been submerged in different districts due to flood as the rivers flowing through the districts marked sharp raise following downpour and onrush of water from upstream. Flood Forecasting and Warning Center of Water Development Board said the prevailing flash flood situation in the northern and the north-eastern districts are likely to improve further. Inundation situation of low laying areas in the districts of Serajganj, Tangail, Rajbari, Faridpur, Madaripur Shariatpur, Manikganj, Munshiganj and Dohar & Nababganj of Dhaka are expected to begin improving slowly by next 24 to 48 hrs. Flood Damage Affected area Gaibandha Traffic movement of on Gabindaganj-Dinajpur road has suspended since Saturday afternoon as large potholes appeared in two kilometer area that is under knee to waist deep water at Khalshi and Tarafmanu. Three more unions in Sunderganj upazila have been flooded by water streaming through 200 meters breach in the flood control embankment of Dakkhin Shabajpur. Water from overflowing Teesta River has submerged seven of the nine wards in Haripur union. At least 20,000 people have been marooned in six flood affected unions. Cracks have been developed at many points of Korotoa flood control embankment and it may collapse at any time. Nilphamari 4,000 people in four villages of Jaldhaka upazila have become marooned. 1,000 meter area of the Teesta embankment at Holdibari point was washed away. Two other cross dams in the area have also been damaged, worsen the situation. Newly transplanted Amon paddy fields of about 1,000 hectares have gone under waist deep water and fishes of 50 ponds have been washed away. Rangpur As the water level of Tista River decreased large areas of the different union in this district have been facing erosion in land. 50 households and hundreds of acres of Amon paddy fields have gone under deep water. Sirajganj Fresh areas of 40 more villages in five upazilas have been flooded. Over 50,000 people of the affected areas have taken shelter on flood control embankment and highland. Tangail The low-lying areas of Bhuapur upazila went under water River bank erosion of Jamuna River has observed at different points. Jamuna River engulfed a large portion of Gabsara Union Health and Family Welfare Center. Rulipara Primary School is also under erosion threat. Bogra People of 150 villages have been facing water logging. More than 50,000 harvested Amon paddy have been gone under water Flood Sit.report no. 106 Dhaka, 27 August 2009 Faridpur Due to flood water rise in Arialkhan River erosion devours a vast tracts of land in the area of Shadarpur. Actions taken There is no such action has been taken by WDB to control the overall flood situation of Gaibandha and Nilphamari areas. River Water Level of Last two Days River Location Danger level Water Level ( meter (m PWD ) PWD ) 26-08 27-08 6 a.m. 6 a.m. Karatoya Chakrahimpur 20.15 20.34 20.13 Lakhya Lakhpur 5.79 5.72 5.80 Padma Goalondo 8.50 8.70 8.77 Padma Bhagyakul 6.00 6.40 6.45 Padma Sureshswar 4.45 - - Kobadak Jhikargacha 4.11 4.34 4.34 Rupsa-Passur Mongla 2.07 2.10 2.27 Rupsa Khulna 3.04 3.06 2.88 Surma Kanaighat 13.20 13.54 13.40 Surma Sunamganj 8.25 8.36 8.26 Kushiyara Amalshid 15.85 15.91 15.68 Kushiyara Sheola 13.50 13.62 13.43 Kangsha Jariajanjail 9.75 10.68 10.58 Gumti Kangsanagar 5.79 7.21 6.91 Gumti Jibanpur 5.18 6.17 6.01 Dhaleswari Kalagachia 4.88 4.89 4.92 Reference: The Daily Star (P. 14, Col. 1) dated 26.08.2009. The Daily Ittefaq (P. 20, Col. 1) dated 26.08.2009. The Daily Ittefaq (P. 16, Col. 1) dated 27.08.2009. http://www.ffwc.gov.bd Reporting from: NIRAPAD Secretariat 19/13 (Ground Floor), Babar Road, Block-B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka .