Dhaka: Forty villages in Balaganj upazila of Sylhet were inundated due to heavy rains and rise of water level in the Kushiara River, rendering over 1500 families marooned.

Balaganj Upazila Nirbahi Officer Pradip Sinha said a meeting of upazila relief and disaster management committee was held on Monday and 5 tonnes of rice have been allocated for the flood victims of the upazila.

Balaganj sadar union Chairman Abdul Munim said, about 700 families of the union have been marooned

Makrashi, Singrakona, Monohorpur, Sarmanandapur and Sonapur villages of Boaljur union are the worst affected areas, said Boaljur UP chairman Md Anhar Miah.

News agency UNB Habiganj correspondent reports: Several thousand people of Chunarughat upazila of the have been marooned due to flood caused by heavy rain and onrush of hilly water.

Some dwelling houses near Balla border area were damaged due to incessant rain.

Vesicular movement on Shayestaganj, Chunarghat-Madhobpur road came to a halt as the road in Chandichora area on old Dhaka-Sylhet Old highway was damaged due to flood, said Chunarghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sirajum Munira.

Meanwhile, Khwai River was flowing 280 centimeters above the danger level on Tuesday morning threatening the town protection embankment at Tetuiwa, Kamrapur, Mashulia points.

According to sources at the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), the Kawai River was flowing above the danger level due to fresh spell of rainfall over the last few days and onrush of water from upstream hilly areas of Tripura.