<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">A flood protection embankment along the Atrai River in Manda upazila of Naogaon district collapsed following water level increase, rendering 1500 families of a number of villages stranded.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, 1000 bighas of Aush and Aman cropland were inundated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Atrai River was flowing 100 cm above the danger level due to the incessant rains for the last several days.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Local administration has started dumping sand bangs along the banks of the river to protect the embankment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Around 1500 families are affected as Nurullabad, Parnurullabad, Prasadpur, Baibulla and Bishnapur unions have been flooded due to collapse of the embankment in four points.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the local water development board, the river water started to swell from Sunday and was flowing 100 cm above the danger mark till Tuesday afternoon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The river water will continue to increase today, it said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jahangir Alam, member of Nurullabad union parishad, said 1000 families of seven villages under the union have been trapped due to the flood water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Manda Upazila Nirbahi Officer, Laila Anjuman Banu, said the authorities concerned have visited the flood affected areas and the dumping of sand bags is going on in full swing. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>