Sunamganj, April 30 -- Thousands of hectares of Boro paddy have gone under water in the haor areas of Sunamganj following sudden flooding triggered by breached embankments and upstream rainfall, causing losses estimated at around Tk 200 crore, officials said.

In Dekhar haor's Guwachura area on Wednesday, labourers were seen harvesting paddy in waist-deep cold water, their bodies wrapped in polythene to shield against the harsh conditions.

Nearby, farmer Rois Mia struggled to tie bundles of harvested paddy, his eyes welling up as he described the scale of devastation.

"Everything is under water - three to four feet above the crops. I do not know how we will harvest or dry the paddy," he said, adding that he had cultivated 19 bighas of l...