Our Gaibandha Correspondent reports: Two persons were killed and 15 others sustained injuries as houses collapsed on them during incessant incessant rains for the last few days.

The victims are Abdul Kader, 50, at Rajibpur village in Sundarganj upazila and a five-day-old baby of Dhananjoy at Hasanpara village in Sadullapur upazila.

A tornado lashed Sadar, Sadullapur and Sundarganj upazilas. Nearly 300 dwelling houses raged to the ground uprooting many trees and electric poles disrupting road communication with the affected upazilas.

The worst affected areas are Belka, Tarapur, Chandipur, Dhopadanga in Sunderganj upazila, Naldanga, Kamarpara in Sadullapur upazila, Ghagoa, Kuptola, Schooler bazaar, Chander Vita in Gaibandha Sadar upazila. People were compelled to remain indoors following heavy downpour.

After the deluge, prices of essentials went beyond reach of poor and fixed income group. Coarse rive is being sold at Tk 18 per kg, flour at Tk 17 per kg and green chilly at Tk 70 per kg, and vegetable soared by Tk 6 to 10 per kg than the normal price.

Another report says: Floodwaters submerged a vast tract of land in 30 unions in the district.

Standing crops on about 40,000 hectare of land went under water.

Fish worth over Tk one crore washed away.

Gaibandha-Palashbari Road was submerged at two points. A bridge at Kuthir ghat between Dholbhanga and Amlagachhi may collapse due to high velocity of surging water.

Our Satkhira Correspondent reports: Over three lakh people in Kalaroa, Tala and Sadar upazilas (UPs) are passing hard days due to waterlogging. Incessant rainfalls for the last few days are behind the miserable situation.

Diarrhoea has broken out in the flood affected Kalaroa upazila. At least 25 people have been attacked with the disease in two days.

Acute scarcity of food and drinking water prevails in the area.

The patients are Zabed Hasan, 10, Chhaya Rani, 25, and Anowar, 22, of Tulshidanga, Sirajul, Shaharbanu and Sohag, of Khordo, Babu Ali of Langaljhaara, Shukjan, 40, of Baksa, Firoza of Lohakura and Asia, 45, of Jhhapaghat in Kalaroa upazila. They have been admitted to Kalaroa hospital.

On contact, Deara UP chairman Anowarul Islam said diarrhoea may turn serious as there in no medical team in the flood affected areas.

However, Dr Rezwanul Islam, Upazila Health Officer said the department is aware of the situation and necessary measure will be taken to combat the disease.

Meanwhile, the overall flood situation has deteriorated further in Kalaroa, Tala and Sadar upazilas following heavy down power in the last few days.

Though the flood victims took shelter on embankments and high places, yet no government shelter was opened till filing of the report. Local people expressed concern as no government relief activities started in the worst affected Deara, Jugikhali, Labsa, Balli, Dhandia, Nagarghata and Chandapur unions. Only 47 metric tons of rice were distributed among three lakh flood affected people.

Meanwhile, Satkhira District Water Committee, at a press conference, at the Zila Parishad said at least 1,45,213 families in 732 villages in Kalaroa, Tala, Sadar and Assassuni upaizlas and Keshabpur, Manirampur, Sharsha and Jhhikargachha upazila in Jessore district were badly affected and about 65,024 houses were damaged.

Standing crops on 1,25,610 acres of land and vegetable on 39,085 acres of land were damaged. Fish worth about Tk 20 crore were washed away.

In a written statement, Principal ABM Shafiqul Islam, president of the water committee called upon the government to start relief operation in flood affected areas. He submitted 10-point demand to the government to address the sufferings of the affected people. The demand include, supply of adequate relief materials, distribution of agri-loans and clothes.

Our Jessore Corespondent reports: The Relief and Disaster Management Ministry has sanctioned one lakh VGF cards for the flood-affected people in the district.

Thousands of people in Sharsha, Keshabpur, Maddyakul and Habashpole became homeless. They are living under open sky in an inhuman condition. Flood affected people are staying in 42 relief centres.

An earlier reports says: About 1,500 flood-affected people of about 350 families in Bishnupur, Sheikhpura, Komorpur, Bheribadh and Sagardari villages in Sagardari union are still living under open sky. They are getting inadequate relief materials, it is alleged.

People of over 100 families in Raipur, Dhannyakhola, Boliapra, Dubpara and Shakhripota villages are still staying under the open sky on the Benapole-Bahadurpur road.