Flood situation improves in Bandarban

The flood situation in Bandarban has improved further as all the major rivers in the district including Sangu and Matamuhuri are flowing below the danger level, officials said on Friday, report agencies.
People have started leaving shelters to return to their homes. Power supply was parially restored in the city on Thursday afternoon after four days of outage caused by deadly flooding, bringing some relief to residents suffering from incessant rain and is expected to be normal in other areas by Friday, the power division said.
Meanwhile, road connectivity has been restored in Bandarban district with the rest of the country as the flood situation has improved. However, road connectivity between Roanchhari, Ruma and Thanchi upazilas of the district has not yet been established as roads have been damaged due to heavy rains.
Some long-haul bus services from Bandarban also resumed after a three-day break.
The residents of Bandarban town started to clean up the debris left by the floods.
They said mobile networks started to work.
Deputy Commissioner Shah Mujahid Uddin said 168 metric tonnes of food grains have already been allocated for the flood victims. So far, 50,000 litres of bottled water has been distributed.
So far, eight people have died and two were missing due to floods and landslides, he said.
.Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded in Chattogram, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Cox's Bazar after days of rains.
The situation appeared worse in Bandarban than in the other districts, with important government offices in the town submerged in knee-deep water.
Large potholes surfaced on the roads, along with mud and soil piles caused by landslides as water receded
Flooding has damaged an around 1 kilometre section of the newly built railway linking Cox's Bazar to Chattogram.