People using a bamboo raft to go to the WDB dyke for shelter at Hatirmela village in Kurigram’s Ulipur upazila yesterday. Almost all the homes in the village have been flooded due to continuous rains and an onrush of water from the upstream. So far, over 50,000 people of the district are marooned and facing acute food and drinking water crises.
PHOTO: S DILIP ROY