Farmers harvests paddy in a field inundated by flash flood at Kalmakanda in Netrokona, Bangladesh, on May 05, 2026.
However, heavy rainfall between April 26 and May 2 has submerged 46,730 hectares—or 10.27 percent of the total haor land—which underscores the gravity of the situation. The victims told us that the entire area was flooded within 30 minutes due to heavy rain and sudden landslides. It has been raining for the last two days.