Satkhira Correspondent
Gabura, an island union under coastal Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira has been flooded due to the collapse of the coastal embankment on Thursday afternoon.
The Kholpetua River near the coastal embankment inundated two villages in Nebubunia area under Gabura Union. New areas have been submerged in tidal water at night as water continues to enter through six points of the eroded part of the embankment.
According to residents of the affected area, about three hundred acres of shrimps enclosure (Gher) and more than one and a half hundred houses were immediately inundated with tidal water due to the collapse of about sixty feet dam in six points of the river.
Although the ring dam in the same area was repaired after the rage of cyclone Amphan, locals started panicking when the adjoining part collapsed again on Thursday afternoon.
Strong wind has been blowing for the last two days in the area along with continuous rains. The coastal embankment suddenly sank in six points in the river on Thursday afternoon, as there was a sudden rise in the water level. The villages of Nebubunia and Gabura have been submerged so locals are afraid that the whole Gabura union will be flooded at night.
GM Masudul Islam, Chairman of Gabura Union Parishad, said the matter has been reported to the Water Development Board for immediate action, as there is a risk of flooding in more areas of Gabura Union at night.
The government tasked Bangladesh Army to repair the Nebubunia embankment damaged by cyclone Amphan but they have not started working yet. The ring dam broke and water is entering the locality again. If it is not possible to repair the embankment quickly, the whole area will be flooded, he further said. Abul Khair, Executive Engineer at Satkhira Water Development Board said, “Some areas were flooded as Nebubunia dam collapsed due to heavy rains and rising tidal pressure in the river.
