The flood situation remains unchanged in most of the five upazilas of Sylhet. The incidence of landslides in India has decreased. However, the water of several rivers including Sylhet’s main river Surma, Kushiara is flowing above the danger level. At least 6 lakh people are trapped in water.
Meanwhile, on Friday (May 31), although there was not much rain, the upstream water is going down and the flood situation is spreading. In Sylhet, river water is entering various areas including Machimpur, causing flooding.
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Sylhet City Corporation (SSIC), said that the water in the Surma river continues to rise. The drains of the city including Kazirbazar, which have fallen into Surma, instead of draining water through those drains, water is entering instead. Due to this, waterlogging is occurring in the area.
Meanwhile, some roads in Gwaighat upazila have been washed away, but the scars are terrible. The administration is calculating various damages including roads, roads, bridges, culverts of 13 unions. A woman tea worker died after a mound collapsed in Patrakhala tea garden in Kamalganj on Thursday.
Last Wednesday and Thursday’s heavy rains and water coming down from the upstream, at least 6 lakh people in 700 villages of Sylhet’s 5 upazilas were affected by floods. In many places, roads are submerged and road communication is closed. 5,500 hectares of crops, houses and many fish enclosures of the district have been submerged in the flood water. Water ripples in the vegetable fields.
Sylhet Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Russel Hasan said that the water-bound people have been evacuated to the shelter and safely. Displaced people have taken shelter in various high-rise buildings including 452 shelters opened by the district administration. In this situation, the administration has announced the closure of all tourist centers in Sylhet on Thursday. Various tourist places including Sada Pathar, Ratargul are supposed to be crowded with tourists now. But strong current of water in these places.