Three people died of diarrhoea that broke out in the flood-hit areas of Panchagarh.

More than one lakh people still remained marooned in the flood affected districts. Several thousand homeless people are living an inhuman life due to lack relief materials.

In Panchagarh, Abdul Hakim 65, Khadiza Begum 35, and Rahim, 7, of Ruhia upazila died of diarrhoea on Wednesday, reports our correspondent from Dinajpur.

The incessant rain and swelling rivers left at least 50,000 people marooned and 1,700 families homeless in five upazilas of Thakurgaon district, officials said.

About 2,000 thatched houses collapsed during the torrential rain in the district.

The flood inundated around 20,000 hectares of cropland in four upazilas of the district. Thakurgaon town is experiencing a severe waterlogging.

The Nagar river burst its banks rendering at least 10,000 people homeless in Amjankhor and Bara Palashbari unions of Baliadangi upazila.

The Atrai had flooded 10,000 hectares of standing crops and rendered 5,000 people homeless in Haripur upazila, official sources said.

Around 3,000 people were affected by the flood in Pirganj upazila as the Tangon river flooded Pirganj, Khushna, Raniganj, Doulatpur and Bairchuna unions.

In Dinajpur, seven upazilas were badly affected by the flash flood due to the downpour.

The homeless people have taken shelter on high lands and in educational institutes.

Panchagarh met office recorded 431mm rainfall in four days till Thursday.

The worst affected upazilas in Panchagarh district are Boda, Debiganj, Sadar and Tentulia as the rain-fed Mahanada and Karotoa rivers swelled.

Our correspondent from Gaibandha adds: Flash floods caused by onrush of waters from the upstream and incessant rainfall engulfed 41 villages in four unions of Palashbari and Gobindaganj upazilas of the district yesterday.

Over 15,700 families have been marooned in the two upazilas with vast areas going under water due to breaches at three points in the flood control embankment along the Karotoa river. Standing crops on 900 hectares of land have been damaged.

Most parts of Gobindaganj pourashava have gone under knee to waist deep water, forcing people of low-lying areas to move to safer places. They are facing crisis of drinking water and shortage of food.

A nearly three-kilometre stretch of Gobindaganj-Dinajpur road at Kaiyaganj has gone under two feet water, threatening movement of vehicular traffic now and snapping of communication at anytime.

The Water Development Board said the river Ghagot at Gaibandha is flowing 13cm above the danger mark and the Karotoa 46cm above the red mark at Gobindaganj. The Brahmaputra is about to reach the red mark.

The Karotoa embankment breached at Bujruk Tengra and Chringa Jumarbari, leading to inundation of standing crops on about 700 hectares of land in Palashbari, the UNO said.

About three-kilometre stretch of the road between Gobindaganj and Ghoraghat is now under two to three feet water due to a breach in the Karotoa embankment at Taraf Manu, disrupting road communication.

Moreover, the Teesta and Brahmaputra are overflowing their banks at many points submerging vast tracts of land in Gaibandha Sadar, Sunderganj, Shaghata and Fulchari upazilas.