Dhaka, April 11 -- Hundreds of farmers across four Upazilas in Sunamganj are facing the risk of losing their Boro rice crop, cultivated on approximately 25,000 hectares, after upstream water began flooding the Dekhar Haor through a breached embankment.

The breach occurred in a remote part of the haor in the early hours of Saturday.

Upon hearing the news, farmers from nearby villages rushed to the site with baskets, spades, bamboo, and sandbags to repair the protection bank in a desperate bid to save their main harvest of the year.

Officials from the district administration, Water Development Board (WDB), and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) joined local representatives at the spot to coordinate the emergency repairs.

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