Crisis of drinking water, food mounts:Rivers Mark A Fall In Ne Region

People marooned by the flood in the country are facing a serious crisis of drinking water, food, baby food and fodder for their livestock.
Two children drowned in floodwater in Sirajganj yesterday.
Reports from different char areas are grim. Water level rise is continuing at many places including the northern and central parts of the country. Water levels of rivers, however, registered a fall in the north-eastern region.
Experts hope the situation will start to improve after three days as the monsoon active over neighbouring Indian states started to weaken.
"The crucial period is over and I do not think that a devastating flood is going to occur now as the monsoon has become weak over neighbouring Indian states," said Saiful Islam, director of Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).
The Water Development Board (WDB) during a press conference a few days ago said they had been monitoring the situation and they thought the flooding could become devastating.
Yesterday, many areas were freshly inundated in central Bangladesh including Tangail, Munshiganj, few parts of Dhaka, Faridpur and Manikganj districts causing suffering to the poor.
Reports from different districts, including Chapainawabganj, Munshiganj, Sirajganj, Lalmonirhat, say that flooding has forced thousands to leave their homes and take shelter at safer places. The situation in chars was bad.
Our Sirajganj correspondent reports: At least two children drowned in floodwater in Chalonbeel area in Tarash upazila yesterday. The victims are Kakoly Khatun, 2, and Sanjida Khatun, 3, of Kuthirgachha.
Pneumonia and diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases are spreading in different flood-affected areas. There is an acute shortage of drinking water and food in those areas, sources said.
Meanwhile, 92 medical teams were sent to different flood-affected areas to handle the disease situation, said sources in the district civil surgeon's office.
Our correspondent in Bogra reports: Hundreds of people in char areas are trapped in floodwater. They are suffering due to lack of drinking water, food and baby food. They do not have fodder for their livestock either.
In Sariakandi upazila no less than 52,000 people have become victims of flood.
Our Lalmonirhat correspondent reports: Over 1 lakh people in five upazilas of Lalmonirhat are going through untold sufferings. Incessant rain during the last four days coupled with rise of the water levels of the Teesta and the Dharla complicated their situation.
Our Faridpur correspondent report: At least 300 families of Bhajandanga, Sadipur, Gadadhardangi, Bilgajaria have been flood affected as these areas under Aliabad, North Channel and Decreer Char unions of Sadar upazila were freshly inundated yesterday.
The water level of the Padma rose further and road link between Faridpur and Charvadrasan, Tepakhola and Goalunda, Faridpur and Sadarpur were snapped.
A correspondent from Munshiganj reports: The Padma devoured homes of at least 458 families in Tongibari upazila.