The flooding in the central part of the country, including Dhaka, deteriorated further as the rivers flowing over the region continue to swell on Thursday. Flood experts also forecasted inundation of more low lying areas in Chandpur, Sirajganj, Tangail, Munshiganj, Manikganj, Faridpur, Madaripur and Shariatpur, Dohar and Nawabganj upazilas in Dhaka and Shibganj and Sadar upazilas in Chapainawabganj by the next 72 hours. They, however, expect slight improvement of the situation in the north and north-east although the Brahmaputra-Jamuna system will start rising from Friday, after a break of three days. As the major river systems began swelling downstream, the flooding in the low lying areas in the eastern part of the capital is likely to deteriorate in the next couple of days, they said. Most low lying areas on the outskirts of the capital went under water as Turag, Buriganga and Sitalakhya were flowing above their danger marks. Many areas in Kamrangirchar, close to the capital, were submerged and a good number of houses on the banks of the River Buriganga have been washed away by the strong current. Rivers continued swelling at 38 out of 73 monitoring points across the country and at 22 points they were flowing above the danger mark. The Ganges system remained steady while the confluence of Padma and Jamuna at Goalundo and Bhagyakul and the Meghna system will keep rising for the next 48 hours, according to a bulletin of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre issued at 6:00pm on Thursday. Flooding in Faridpur worsened further on the day as Padma was flowing 88 centimetres above the danger mark. Around 50,000 people in 15 unions of Charbhadrasan, Sadarpur and Sadar upazilas of the district were marooned leaving them in acute crisis of food and safe drinking water. Waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and rashes also broke out in the flood-affected areas. The district administration has distributed 13,500 kilograms of rice among 2,700 affected families in Decererchar, North Channel and Aliabad unions in sadar upazilas. Nine medical teams started working in Faridpur Sadar and Charbhadrasan. Reports from Pabna said 25 villages of four unions in Bera were inundated as Jamuna marked further rise although it was still flowing below the danger mark. Report from Bogra said fresh areas in the district were submerged following the damage of a portion of the flood protection embankment at Chandanbaishad in Sariakandi upazila. The district administration has distributed 20,000 kilograms of rice among 400 families.