The flood situation in Mymensingh division has started to improve although the flood-hit people were still prone to waterborne diseases amid scarcity of drinking water.
As floodwater started to recede, the affected families were returning to their homes.
抖阴精品 correspondent in Mymensingh, referring to officials and affected people, reported on Thursday that flood water at Haluaghat, Dhobaura, and Phulbaria upazilas in the district was receding.
Jewel Sarkar, a resident in Dhobaura upazila, said that flood-affected families were returning to their homes as floodwater started to recede.
Several villagers, however, reported loss of their livestock and fisheries in the flood.
Upazila nirbahi officers at the three upazilas said on Thursday that the local administrations, supported by the Bangladesh Army, the Rapid Action Battalion personnel and the volunteers, were continuing relief activities.
鈥楩lood water in most of the areas is receding. However, there remains a shortage of safe drinking water in areas that are still inundated,鈥� said Nishat Sharmin, the UNO of Dhobaura.
According to Mymensingh-based relief officer Sanowar Hossain,聽 63 tonnes of rice, Tk 7 lakh, and 2,000 packets of dry food were distributed on Thursday.
The flood situation report issued by the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Thursday, said the water level of Jinjiram, Someshwari, Bhugai-Kans rivers in Mymensingh division was decreasing.
The report, however, said, 鈥楽omeswari river in Netrakona district is flowing above the danger level at Kalmakanda point and Jinjiram river in Jamalpur district is flowing above the danger level at Goalkanda point.鈥�
It continued that there was no trend of heavy rainfall for the next three days in Mymensingh division, the FFWC said, analysing the information of meteorological agencies.
FFWC also measured the increasing water level of Gomti and Muhuri rivers and the steady water level of Matamuhuri and Feni rivers in Chattogram division, and Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in Rangpur division.