Fifteen more villages have been inundated afresh due to onrush of water from hills, causing immense sufferings to the residents in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur.
A 14-month-old girl named Dia Moni, daughter of Rafiqul islam of Sari Kalinagar village in the upazila, drowned in the flood water while playing at the courtyard, said Manirul Alam Bhuiya, officer-in-charge of Jhenaigati police station.
Many roads have been inundated by the flood water as three embankments in Moharoshi, Khoilkura and Ramerkura have collapsed, snapping road communications in the area.
Hundreds of people have been marooned in the upazila while a number of fish enclosures were washed away that caused huge losses to farmers.
Shubho Basak, executive engineer at the Local Government and Engineering Department (LGED), said a number of roads in Dhanshail, Panbar and Sutipara were damaged and potholes developed on the Ahmednagar–Mohonganj road.
Besides, roads stretching from the north bank of the Moharoshi River to Nalkura and Dakabor to Shalchura were inundated by flood water, halting road communications.
Jhenaigati Upazila Nirbahi Officer Faruk Al Masud said 10 metric tons of rice have been allocated from the administration for the flood victims and the chairmen of the local union parishad under the upazila were asked to assess the damages caused by the flood.
