Relief boat for Haor farmers sinks amid storm in Sunamganj

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bdnews24.com : The incident took place during the wee hours of Sunday, said Sunamganj Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Rafiqul Islam.

With 360 sacks of rice, the boat was anchored by Surma River in Mollikpur.
The relief were due to reach farmers at the flood-affected backswamps in Rongarchor Union, said DC Rafiqul.

Fire service personnel are trying to recover the boat.

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No casualty has been reported.

Hundreds of houses were ravaged by the storm while hundreds of trees and electric poles were uprooted.

Power supply has been snapped at a number of spots across the district.

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