Over a hundred villages flooded in Cumilla as Gumti dam breaks

Hundreds of villages in Cumilla became inundated as the dam on the Gumti river broke during the early hours today (23 August). Water started entering the localities through a small hole in the dam at the Burburia area of Cumilla's Burichang upazila around midnight yesterday. Within a short time, the hole expanded significantly, and water started flooding Burichang.