The flood situation in northern and northeastern areas worsened further yesterday due to the onrush of upstream water in the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla, and Surma rivers. 

Thousands of people were marooned. Many of them were forced to leave their homes. 

According to reports received from our correspondents, the rise of water level of the major rivers deteriorated the flood situation in Kurigram, Bogra, Lalmonirhat and Sunamganj.

In some areas, river erosions have taken a serious turn, forcing people to move their valuables to other places.

Many people are spending sleepless nights at makeshift camps built on the embankments. Many said their houses were washed away as rivers were devouring new areas. 

“Our eight hens, three ducks and a goat were washed away by flood water on Sunday night,” said Nurjahan Bewa, 56, of Shiberkuti village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.

Our correspondents from the flood affected areas report, hundreds of educational institutions remain closed as those either went under water or were being used as camps for the flood affected people. 

Water of the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Dharla was flowing above the danger level. Flood control embankments have been damaged at many points in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.

Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shafiqul Islam said the flood situation got worse yesterday as water level of two main rivers -- Teesta and Dharla -- increased sharply due to the onrushing water from the upstream across the border yesterday.

In Kurigram, about three lakh people of over 5,000 villages under nine upazilas were marooned by flood water, district flood control room sources said.

In Bogra, sources at the upazila administrations said with the increase of Jamuna water, at least 50,000 people were affected in 14 villages under three upazilas.

At least 72 primary schools and some high schools have been closed as those went under water.

In Sunamganj, water of the Surma, Cholti, Patli and Jadukata rivers was flowing over the danger mark, affecting around one lakh people in Doarabazaar, Tahirpur, Dharampasa, Bishawnath, Bishwambarpur and Jamalganj upazilas.

Our correspondents from Kurigram, Bogra, Lalmonirhat and Moulvibazar contributed to this story.