Help the flood victims of North Bengal

Increased water levels have left families living alongside the rivers in four districts of the Rangpur division marooned. Continuous heavy rainfall and upstream water flow have triggered widespread flooding across Kurigram. The flash flood has also inundated the low-lying areas of Lalmonirhat, leaving 25,000 people stranded.

Floodwaters have submerged vast stretches of low-lying areas and riverbanks, inundating paddy, peanut, and chilli fields. Residents are growing increasingly anxious, not only about the rising waters but also the looming threat of riverbank erosion.

Kurigram Water Development Board reported that, while water levels in the Dharla, Brahmaputra, and Dudhkumar rivers remain below the danger mark, the Teesta River at the Kaunia point has surged 33 centimetres above the danger level.

The Teesta's water levels are expected to begin receding by this evening, said Raqibul Hasan, executive engineer of the Kurigram Water Development Board. However, he warned that other rivers in the region are unlikely to fall below danger levels soon.

The flooding has severely affected six unions in the Rajarhat, Ulipur, and Chilmari upazilas, where over a hundred homesteads and rural roads have been submerged along the Teesta’s banks.

Around 500 families are currently stranded by the rising waters, said Khadija Begum, Rajarhat upazila nirbahi officer, underscoring the urgency of the situation. Many residents are in need of immediate assistance.

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