Rangpur, July 3: The flood situation remained mostly steady following little ups and downs in water levels of major rivers during the last 24 hours ending at 9 am today in seven northern districts on the Brahmaputra basin.
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Heavy rain swells rivers floods 30 BD villages in Jhalakathi
Incessant downpour triggered by Cyclone Nisarga swelled the water level of Sugandha and Bishkhali Rivers flooding 30 villages of Sadar, Nalchity, Razapur and Kathalia upazilas in the district.
Hilsa full of eggs flood Chandpur, Khulna markets
About 90 percent Hilsa available in Khulna and Chandpur markets after a 22-day fishing embargo are full of eggs, triggering fears of poor production in the next season and prompting calls for extending the fishing ban.
Flood levels of Ganga, Mohananda start recoding
Chapainawabganj, Oct 5 (UNB) – The water levels of Padma and Mohananda rivers started receding in the district on Saturday morning.
3 unions in Natore flooded as Ganga water keeps rising
Natore, Sept 30 (UNB)- Flashflood caused by rise of water level in the Padma in River in the last few days inundated low-lying areas and winter vegetable fields in 18 char lands in three unions under Lalpur upazila .
Fresh flood alert in southern India, death toll hits 244
India issued a fresh flood alert Wednesday for parts of the southern state of Kerala, as the nationwide death toll from the annual monsoon deluge rose to at least 244. Authorities warned Kerala locals of heavy rainfall over the next…
US sanctions imperil aid to Iran’s flood victims
By James Reinl UN, Aug 6 2019 (IPS) – Two major humanitarian groups have warned that United States sanctions on Iran are stopping cash flows for vital humanitarian work in the country, adding another complication to the growing rift between…
Flood starts receding: Food, drinking water crises acute
Dhaka, July 22 – Although floodwater started to recede from many areas in the flood-affected northern and northeastern districts of Bangladesh, the victims were going through immense sufferings for want to food and safe drinking water.
Water level of Padma will rise during next 24 hours
A swollen Padma carrying the extra load of flood waters of the Bihar state of India down the Ganges and triggered floods in north western and southwestern regions may continue to rise slightly during the next 24 hours, flood forecasting…