Flash flood leaves 20,000 marooned in Netrakona
People fishing in flood water at a village in Kharnai union under Kalmakanda upazila of Netrakona yesterday. Flash flood hit 20 villages of the district due to heavy rain.Photo: STAR
Flash flood hit Kalmakanda upazila of the district again leaving around 20 thousand people in 20 villages marooned. Waters of the hill rivers Goneshwary, Ubdakhali and Mongalashwary have crossed danger levels while heavy rain in the last two days and onrush of hill water from across the border triggered the flood, Netrakona Water Development Board(WDB) sources said. The flood affected villages are Hat Gobindapur, Kharnai, Bishwanathpur, Bawsham, Sanyashipara, Baruakona, Langura, Rangchati, Goradoba , Borkapon, Chowhatta, Gobindapur, Rikha, Baitha, Isobpur, Korolapur, Boroiund, Chamti, Jatrabari and Keshobpur, Kalmakanda upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) Mohammad Abdullah said. The flood waters damaged newly planted aman on more than 500 hectares in those areas, agriculture officials said. Erosion by the rivers took a serious turn while floodwater washed away at least 200 thatched houses at different villages of the upazila, locals said. Floodwater also damaged vegetables on several hundred hectares and most aman seed-beds in the affected areas. At least 30 more dwelling houses and 200 hectares of cultivable land at Keshobpur and Igrampur villages were devourd by the Ubdakhali River in the last two days, locals said.
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