People are waiting to return to their homes as the flood situation gradually improved in Sunamganj with the water level receding.
The local Water Development Board said Surma was flowing at 7.55cm at Sholghar point on Monday morning where the danger level is at 7.25cm.
Residents of several upazilas in the district have been hit hard by the flood that inundated cropland, roads, and houses and disrupted normal life.
The local Met office has recorded 11 mm of rain in the last 24 hours.
Shafiqul Islam, relief and rehabilitation officer of the district, said so far 165 metric tons of rice and Tk 12 lakh have been distributed among the flood-affected people in different upazilas.
Locals said that the fish from 1,250 ponds have been washed away this year. The fish farmers have suffered a loss of Tk 3.5 crore.
Besides, 11,000 hectares of Boro crops and about 400 km of roads have been damaged while hundreds of homes were destroyed.
Sunamanjera Deputy Commissioner Jahangir Hossain said the water has started receding and the victims are getting relief.
“The extent of damages will be ascertained later and relief assistance will be provided after preparing a list of victims,” he said.
Though the water level in Jagannathpur, Derai and Sullah upazilas is rising, the local administration is ready to face it, the officer added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh