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. The erosion-hit villages are Chakuria, Bamna, Parthoshi, Hargila, Shoshariabari, Horindara, Tartapara and Fakirpara under Islampur upazila and Pullakandi, Halker Char, Chukai Bari, Kazlapara, Fotani Bazar under Dewanganj upazila. Local people said at least 700 acres of crop land at Islampur upazila and 500 acres of land at Dewanganj upazila had been destroyed in the last two weeks. A good many structures, including schools, madrassahs, mosques and crop land are under threat of river erosion, they said. About 300 erosion victims have taken shelter at the side of railway track and embankments. They are passing days under the open sky and most of the facing scarcity of food and safe drinking water. The people who are under threat of river erosion started moving to safe places. Inser Ali, 66, of village Hargila said,