In Moulvibazar, Dholai and Monu rivers that breached their embankments in at least 10 points on Monday, started receding but the gushing waters inundated more areas. Erosion by Nagar river in Bogra and Padma in Faridpur intensified yesterday.

Our Gaibandha Correspondent reported that the situation in seven upazilas of the district slightly improved as rain temporarily ceased yesterday.

The Brahmanputra and the Teesta started receding but the Karatoa swelled by about one feet at Gobindaganj point in last 24 hours ending yesterday afternoon. The river was however flowing below its danger mark, Water Development Board (WDB) officials said.

People in Teesta and Brahmaputra shoals were the worst sufferers, mostly losing crops. Houses were submerged in many areas, officials said.

In last 24 hours, Brahmaputra and Teesta waters eroded their embankments in many areas. The affected areas include Kapasia, Belka and Haripur under Sunderganj upazila; Kamarganj, Mollarchar and Gideri under Gaibandha Sadar upazila; Kanchipara, Gajaria, Fazlupur, Uria and Arendabari under Fulchari upazila.

In Moulvibazar, more areas were inundated in last 24 hours as waters were gushing out through the 10 breaches in Monu and Dholai river embankments.

WDB officials said water levels of the Monu and Dholi started receding from yesterday noon and was flowing below their danger marks.

Alinagar Tea Garden in Kamalganj was affected.

Kamalganj-Adampur and Moulvibazar-Kamalganj road links remained disrupted till yesterday as some portions remained under water.

Our Staff Correspondent in Bogra reported that at least 2,000 families lost houses due to erosion by Nagar river at Kharia Nishindara village in Kahaloo upazila.

Kahalu Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Azmal Islam said around 1,000 families have been shifted from Kharia Nishindra, Chandpur, Nawdapara, Gundiswar, Titia and Zhinai villages as their homesteads were devoured by Nagar river yesterday.

In Faridpur, the Padma rose by 83 cms in last 24 hours, a correspondent reported. Erosion by Padma has taken a serious turn, displacing about 200 families in Faridpur Sadar upazila in last two days.

UNB adds from Comilla: Around 30 villages in two upazilas of the district were inundated Tuesday as waters rolling down from hills damaged an embankment along the Kankri river.

Locals said the embankment suffered damages at seven points in Ujirpur union of Chouddagram upazila.

They said 25 villages in Chouddagram upazila and 5 in Sadar (South) upazila went under waters this morning, leaving over 1 lakh people marooned.

The worst affected villages are Krishnapur, Ashrafpur, Chandful, Manikpur Gatam, Iliaspur, Shamukchhara, Komardoga, Rajeshpur, Chandush, Manikpur, Ramchandrapur, Chandsree, Poranpur, Boraiabari, Paranpur and Kashinagor in Chouddagram upazila and Rajeshpur and Lalbagh villages in Sadar upazila.