Another 30- metre span of flood control dam in Dhunat upazila of Bogura collapsed into the Jamuna River due to strong currents Tuesday. No sooner had the Water Development Board (WDB) repaired a 20-metre area of the dam that collapsed on August 5, this incident happened at the same spot around 12 am Tuesday, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sanjay Kumar Mahanto. Also read: 100-metre stretch of Sirajganj town protection dam washed away From Tuesday morning the WDB officials were dumping sand filled geobags in the area as a temporary measure while concerned authorities had been contacted to permanently repair the span, said the UNO. In 2003, WDB established the 7 kilometers long dam and two spans to prevent Jamuna River erosion from Vandarbari union to Dhakuria union of Kazipur upazila. Vandarbari UP chairman Atikul Karim Apel said the locals' demand is to fix the span as soon as possible otherwise 15 villages of the union will be gulped away by River Jamuna. Also read: Padma river embankment risks catastrophic collapse Executive engineer of WDB Mahbubur Rahman said efforts are ongoing to prevent further collapse.

One hundred metres of Sirajganj city’s protective dam collapsed into the Jamuna River Tuesday, near the old Jailkhana Ghat area. The dam started giving away in the morning which raised panic among the locals. After that additional police members were deployed at the spot. Also read: Crops on 12,000ha damaged as norwester lashes Sirajganj Sub Divisional engineer of local Water Development Board, Md Nasir Uddin said due to heavy rain, increased water level of Jamuna River created whirlpools under the barrier dam. Heavy rain from the morning added to the condition causeing the massive collapse in the damn, he said Dumping geobags and CC blocks have proved ineffective in mitigating the breakage. Also read: Untimely river erosion causes panic in Sirajganj ANgry locals blamed the Water Development Board’s negligence for the condition of the dam. However, WDB officials pointed out the extreme current of the river and soil erosion for this incident, claiming routine surveys had been conducted by them. Deputy Commissioner of the district Dr Faruque Ahmed asked for all-out measures to prevent any massive collapse after visiting the area.

Three villages of Deluti union in Paikgaccha upazila have been flooded following breakdown of a dam in a jalmahal due to tidal surge.

Moscow, Oct 19 (AP/UNB) — Russian emergency officials say at least 15 people are dead after a dam at a Siberian gold mine collapsed and water flooded two workers' dormitories.

Berlin, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Five relatives of people killed in a devastating dam collapse in Brazil are suing a manager of Germany company TUeV Sued that was involved in inspecting the structure.