The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Satkhira

Vast tracts of land in 10 villages of Tala upazila have been submerged as a vested quarter cut the embankment on Kapotaksha river Sunday midnight.

Crops on 10,000 hectares and fishes of thousands of shrimp enclosures and ponds of Dhandia union washed away by the gushing river waters.

Villagers failed to repair the embankment on Monday due to strong current of waters in the river. The affected villages are :

Katakhali, Krishnanagar, Manikhar, Senergati, Garerdanga, Natun Gao, Panchpara and Krikirampur.

Locals alleged that supporters of an influential political leader cut the cross dam near sluice gate area because of conflict with another group.