Onslaught of flashfloods in haors

* Affected crop land 4.5 lakh hectares 

* Crops destroyed on 2 lakh hectares 

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* Crop loss estimated to be over 8 lakh tonnes

WORST-HIT DISTRICT SUNAMGANJ

* No haor survived the flashflood 

* Boro cultivated in 165 haors out of 266 in the district 

* Boro crops in 1.44 lakh hectares out of 1.66 lakh hectares submerged, damaged extensively

* Over 6 lakh tonnes out of expected 9.3 lakh tonnes of Boro output lost

Source: 
Ministry of disaster management and relief, Dae, District administrations