Erosion by the River Jamuna has taken a serious turn at village Zafarganj in Manikganj leaving several hundred people homeless in the last few days. More than 50 houses in the village under Shibalaya upazila of the district have been devoured by the river during the period. Besides, a vast track of crop land and many business establishments have gone into the river, local people said. A major portion of Ghoariea Government Primary School and Zafarganj Bazar has been eroded and the remaining part may go into the river any time, locals said. A good many structures including schools, madrasha and mosques, clinics are also facing threat of river erosion, they added. The people, living in the river-side villages are passing days with grave anxiety, as the river is rapidly eroding houses. The erosion-affected people have taken shelter on embankment, roads, and in the houses of their relatives. Some erosion victims like Zinna, 55, Karthik Chandra, 60, Abdul Kader Siddike, 50, Shidul Islam, 30 and Akhirul Islam, 38, burst into tears while narrating their plight to New Age.