DHAKA, Bangladesh – Nineteen villages in Khulna district’s Paikgacha and Dacope upazilas have been submerged due to embankment breaches, causing significant damage to shrimp farms, rice fields, and seed beds.
The Kalinagar Rekhamari embankment in Paikgacha collapsed, flooding 13 villages, and the Khulisa embankment in Dacope broke down, affecting six villages.
Locals said efforts to restore the embankmen