Sufferings linger as flood water receding slowly in Sylhet, Sunamganj

Sufferings linger as flood water receding slowly in Sylhet, Sunamganj

SYLHET: The second wave of devastating flood battered wide swaths of two north-eastern districts Sylhet and Sunamganj lingering sufferings of thousands of people as flood waters are receding slowly.
Officials and residents told BSS that two spells of flood, in less than one month, have created huge havoc for people as pre-monsoon rainfalls are prolonging the flood situation leaving nearly 15 lakh people stranded.
Echoing the observation made by officials concerned and local people, Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) predicted that overall improvement of the flood situation in various low-lying areas of the North-eastern part of the country may continue in the next 72 hours.