Bangladesh’s railway communication with Netrokona district has been snapped on Saturday morning, as a railway bridge in Mohanganj upazila collapsed due to flood.
The bridge, which is between Mohanganj and Atitpur railway stations broke down at around 9am, Mymensingh Railway Station Superintendent Jahangir Alam told Bangla Tribune.
“A Dhaka-bound Haor Express train from Mohanganj has been stranded on the route since morning. The matter has been reported to authorities,” he added.
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On Friday, various areas of Netrokona’s Kalmakanda, Durgapur and Barhatta upazilas were reportedly inundated due to downpours and downhill onrush of water.
Roads, houses and educational institutions of more than three hundred villages of eight unions of the upazila have been flooded. About 200,000 people have been stranded.
According to district administration sources and locals, after Kalmakanda Sadar upazila the situation is worst in Barakhapan, Pogla, Kharnai, Lengura, Nazirpur and Rangchati unions.
