The overall flood situation in Sylhet and Rangpur regions worsened further on Wednesday due to heavy rainfall and an onrush of water from upstream across the borders while the official death toll from the calamity reached 88.

Rainwater submerged the low-lying areas of Sylhet city and remote areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts again just after the floodwater receded from the affected roads, marketplaces and homesteads in the past few days.

The Directorate General of Health Services reported a death due to the flood in the Netrakona district Wednesday, raising the official flood death toll between May 17 and June 29.

In Rangpur division, thousands of people in five districts were affected, with floods submerging their homes and land as the trans-boundary rivers Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar swelled further due to heavy rainfalls upstream in India.

 Residents of the Sylhet city told New Age that many streets of different parts, including Shahjalal Upa-Shahar, Mendibag, Kalighat, Chhararpar, Ghasitula, Kanishail, Bagbari, Taltola, Machhudighir Par, Jamtola, Bilpar and Sagardighir Par in the city went under water  again amid heavy rainfall on Tuesday night, New Age staff correspondent in Sylhet reported.

Shops and residential houses in the areas also were submerged for the second time in two weeks, intensifying the suffering of the city dwellers, they said.

Sarwar Hossain of Shahjalal Upa-Shahar told New Age on Wednesday that water receded from his house only two days ago after twelve days during the recent spell of the flood. .

He said that he was unable to express the troubles he had to face after flooding in his house and the endeavour he had to take to overcome the situation.

‘I just cannot imagine how I can clean the filthy water once again within three days,’ Sarwar added.

Sajal Das, a trader of the city’s largest wholesale business Kalighat, said that at the noon floodwater receded from his

shop on Monday before it came back again on Tuesday night to inundate