The death toll from the ongoing flash flooding in Mymensingh division climbed to eight on Monday as two more people drowned in downstream areas where the flood affected more people.
While the flood situation slightly improved in Sherpur, it worsened in parts of Netrakona and Mymensingh as the flood moved downstream, washing away river protection embankments.
The Mymensingh divisional commissioner鈥檚 office said that over 2.5 lakh people had been impacted by the flash flood that began on October 4 following very heavy rainfall inside Bangladesh and its adjacent bordering areas.
鈥楽herpur emerged as the worst-hit area,鈥� said Ommey Salma Tanzia, divisional commissioner of Mymensingh.
She confirmed six deaths in Nalitabari upazila. Two more deaths were confirmed by Nakla police officer-in-charge Habibur Rahman.
Sherpur deputy commissioner Torofdar Mahmudur Rahman said that 3,000 families were still in shelters though the overall flood situation improved in the district.
The district started the rehabilitation process by asking for 7,900 bundles of corrugated iron sheet in relief assistance to help rebuild or repair 4,000 houses in its jurisdiction.
Some of the areas in the bordering district are still cut off from road communications, requiring army assistance to take relief to the far-off affected areas.
There was a significant let up in rain on Monday compared with the day before.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in its daily flood bulletin issued on Monday afternoon showed that the Jinjiram River in Goalkanda of Jamalpur was flowing 92cm above the danger mark, while the Someswari flowed 10cm above the danger mark at Kalmakanda.
The flood warning centre said that the flood situation in the low-lying areas along the Jinjiram River in Jamalpur district might remain stable for the next two days.
抖阴精品 correspondent in Mymensingh reported that 33,000 families remained stranded in Haluaghat, Dhobaura and Fulpur upazilas as of Monday.
Several areas in Fulpur were inundated on Monday, leaving over 5,000 families freshly stranded.
Mymensingh district fisheries officer Nazim Uddin said that over 7,000 fish farmers were affected by the flash flooding that washed away 149 lakh tonnes of fish.
The district鈥檚 agriculture extension officer said that the flash flooding submerged 11,700 hectare of paddy fields.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department in its 24 hours weather forecast issued at 6:00pm on Monday predicted light to moderate rain showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at many places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions.
The department also said that the monsoon might withdraw from the country over the next five days.
鈥楤angladesh might continue experiencing brief spells of rainfall once or twice daily until October 12,鈥� said meteorologist Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik.
In the 24 hours until 6:00pm on Monday, Bangladesh鈥檚 highest rainfall of 10mm was recorded in Tangail.
The highest maximum day temperature of 35C was recorded in Jashore on Monday.
