Breached embankments inundate villages, fish enclosures, crop fields in Khulna

Several villages, fish enclosures and crop fields were inundated by heavy tides in Dakop and Paikgasa upazilas respectively of Khulna after the river embankments collapsed. The Panikhali embankment in Dakop upazila collapsed inundating fish farms and villages. Similarly, in Paikgasa's Diluhti union, the WAPDA embankment also gave in allowing water to enter residential areas. Locals said that at around 1pm on Thursday, the WAPDA embankment at the southern end of the 22nd Polder in Kalinagar, Diluhti union, broke apart due to the high tide.