June 29, SITUATION REPORT 2010 Name of Disaster: Flood and River Erosion Locations: Lalmonirhat, Rangpur and Kurigram District of Bangladesh Date of Disaster: June 28, 2010 Situation Report No.184 Lalmonirhat District The flood situation in the Lalmonirhat district worsened yesterday, June 28, 2010 with the inundation of fresh low-lying areas in 37 villages of 10 unions of five upazilas. Heavy downpour and onrush of water from the upstream have added to the miseries of the flood-affected people. The Teesta swelled so fast on Sunday, June 27, 2010 that villagers did not get enough time to remove their belongings. Finding no alternative, they took shelter on the embankment of the Teesta. The affected unions are Dahagram of Patgram upazila, Goddimari, Sindurna, Paruliya of Hatibandha upazila, Votmari of Kaliganj upazila, Mohishkhocha of Aditmari upazila and Khuniya Gachh, Rajpur, Kulaghat and Mogholhat of Sadar upazila. Meanwhile, erosion by the Dharla river in Mogholhat area of Sadar upazila took a serious turn due to continuous downpour for the last three days. The BDR camp at Mogholhat in Sadar upazila might be eroded away at any time as the camp is only 200 meters away from the erosion-hit point. The officials at the camp sent a letter yesterday to the higher authorities concerned for urgent steps to save the outpost. Rangpur District Continuous erosion by Teesta river at Dhushmara char of Kaunia upazila in Rangpur district. Number of Crop land and dwelling houses already has been gone under water during last month. Kurigram District Heavy rain coupled with onrush of hill water triggered flash flood in the vast areas rendering thousands of families marooned in Kurigram district. In Kurigram district, all the rivers district including Dhorla, Teesta and Brahmaputra river crossed the danger level. Mean while, erosion by the Dhorla river cased great damage to dwelling houses and flood protection embankment Damage Report District Damages Actions have been taken Lalmonirhat • At least 40,000 people were marooned in the Yesterday on June 28, district Teesta and Dharla shoals and low-lying areas in 2010, an emergency Hatibandha, Kaliganj, Aditmari, Patgram and meeting was held at Sadar upazilas of the district. Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila • Around 50 acres of land with several fruit Nirbahi Office (UNO) to orchards and bamboo clusters, cropland and at discuss steps against flood least 40 houses has been devoured by the river and erosion. Local Govt. in the last two days. also distributed relief goods among the flood and June 29, SITUATION REPORT 2010 District Damages Actions have been taken erosion-hit people. Rangpur • More than 40 houses demolished by river _ district erosion Kurigram • More than 10 thousand residents at Boraibari Local Govt. requested to district and Kayimboraibari char remained in water log. central Govt. for allocation • At least 32 dwelling houses demolished at of emergency relief Bhosdanga Jogmohon char. support for the flood • At least 13 dwelling houses demolished at affected people. Vitorbondi areas. • Several blocks in Rajibpur flood protection embankment damaged by the strong current in Shonabhori river in Kurigram district. If this trend going on, it will be difficult to protect Rajibpur town. Source: Daily Newspaper. Reporting by: NIRAPAD Secretariat 19/13 (Ground Floor), Babar Road, Block-B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka .