The overall flood situation in the northern regions of the country has further deteriorated, with major rivers continuing to swell till Thursday.

People have severely been affected by the deluge and the ongoing river erosion caused by continuous rainfall.

Many flood-hit residents have sheltered on highlands, flood-control embankments, and other establishments.

The marooned people continued to endure extreme misery due to shortages of food and clean drinking water, and locals fear an outbreak of diarrhea and other waterborne diseases in the affected areas.

Despite the local administrations in the flood-affected districts continued providing relief goods, these efforts seemed inadequate due to the high number of affected people.

Flood conditions deteriorated in the districts of Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra, Sirajganj, Tangail, Sylhet, Sunamganj, and Netrokona.

Besides, the waters of the Teesta, Dharla, and Dudhkumar rivers may rise further, potentially causing these rivers to flow above the danger level at some stations.

This could worsen the flood situation in the low-lying areas of Kurigram district adjacent to the Dudhkumar, said Sarder Udoy Raihan, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB).

Meanwhile, meteorological organisations predict heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours in the northern and northeastern regions and adjoining upstream parts of the country.

As a result, the flood situation in low-lying areas adjacent to the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers in Kurigram, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Bogra, Tangail, and Sirajganj districts may remain unchanged.

While the water levels of some rivers decreased slightly in the last two days, others are rising again, exacerbating the suffering of the people.

Water levels at 61 river stations monitored by the FFWC rose, while 47 stations recorded a fall on Thursday.

Among the 110 monitored river stations, two remained steady, and water levels at 19 stations were flowing above the danger level, according to the FFWC.

In Kurigram, 135,057 people have been marooned for more than two weeks.

The flood victims in the district continued to struggle with being stranded in floodwaters, and many have yet to receive any government relief.

Many families continued spending nights on boats, and the relief provided by the local administration remained inadequate.

The affected upazilas are Phulbari, Bharungamari, Nageshwari, Kurigram Sadar, Ulipur, Rajarhat, Chilmari, Roumari, and Char Rajibpur.

Local upazila representatives estimated that the actual number of stranded people exceeded 200,000, with 458 families losing their homes due to riverbank erosion.