Erosion leaves 800 families homeless in Jamalpur
Erosion by the River Jamuna continues to wreak havoc at different villages under Islampur and Dewanganj upazila in Jamalpur, rendering at least 800 families homeless in the last two weeks. About 1,200 houses at 13 villages under the two upazilas have been eroded during the period, leaving around 800 families homeless, local people said. Besides, a vast track of crop land and many business establishments went into the river water, they said.