Due to incessant rains, the water level has been rising rapidly since Monday afternoon. In Merung Union, over 300 families from areas like Colony-1, Colony-2, Chittagong Para, Bazar area, Hajachara, Sobanpur and Betchari have been left isolated due to the rising water.
To address the plight of the affected people, Merung Union Council President Mahmuda Akhtar Laki shared that keeping in view the flood situation, five shelter facilities have been prepared to accommodate the flood-affected families.