Onslaught of flashfloods in haors
* Affected crop land 4.5 lakh hectares
* Crops destroyed on 2 lakh hectares
* Crop loss estimated to be over 8 lakh tonnes
WORST-HIT DISTRICT SUNAMGANJ
* No haor survived the flashflood
* Boro cultivated in 165 haors out of 266 in the district
* Boro crops in 1.44 lakh hectares out of 1.66 lakh hectares submerged, damaged extensively
* Over 6 lakh tonnes out of expected 9.3 lakh tonnes of Boro output lost
Source:
Ministry of disaster management and relief, Dae, District administrations
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