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April
29, 2000
Habiganj,
Apr 28 (UNB) - Standing crops on about 5,000 acres of land in two
thanas went under water as a large portion of an embankment in Lakhai
thana was washed away early Thursday.
Local
people said the embankment of Khowai river broke at 3 am at the
downstream of Jadavpur area in the thana following incessant rain and
onrush of hilly waters.
Following
the breach, the Khowai water submerged a vast area in Sujatpur and
Mokrompur unions in Baniachang thana and Boulla and Karab unions in
Lakhai thana.
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