NN Online Report:
Around five lakh people were affected as an embankment in the Gumti river collapsed in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila early today.
Md Abed Ali, Cumilla district relief officer, said people of different villages in Burichang and Brahmanpara upazilas were affected by the flood water.
Superintending Engineer Abdul Latif told our local correspondent that the flood situation has been worsening in the upazilas due to the collapse of the embankment around 12:45am.
Meanwhile, flood-affected people were asked through loudspeakers to take shelter at safer places or shelter centres.
Shahida Akter, Burichang upazila nirbahi officer, said there are 35 shelter centres for flood-affected people.
