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Jamuna erosion makes 1500 families homeless [1]

Erosion by the River Jamuna has taken an alarming turn, rendering over 1500 families homeless and devouring hundreds of houses and a vast tract of cropland in Jamalpur and Gaibandha districts.

Publication Date: 
24/06/2014
Daily Star (Bangladesh) [2]
Tags:
Natural Disasters [3], Bangladesh [4], Soil Erosion [5], Jamalpur [6], Gaibandha [7], South Asia [8]
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