Floodwater submerges fresh areas in Sylhet region

20 lakh people marooned

Fresh downstream areas of Sunamganj and Sylhet districts are being inundated with gushing waters from upstream areas in northeast India accompanied by downpours while the flood situation remains unchanged.
Though water levels in the district headquarters and the Surma River have decreased slightly as there was no rain since Wednesday night, but water level in Kushiyara has gone up, inundating new areas in the downstream of Sylhet, Sunamganj and Moulvibazar districts, official sources said.
Floodwater stranded some 18 lakh people in the two districts till 6pm today while the number was 14.5 lakh till Thursday afternoon.