Heavy rains and tidal surges owing to the influence of Cyclone Bulbul which has weakened to a depression now has inundated many shrimp farms in Khulna.

The city has not been spared either and Khulna city is under knee deep water due to heavy rain, reports our local correspondent.

In Dacope upazila of Khulna alone, 315 shrimp farms and 425 ponds were washed away, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abdul Wadud.

Meanwhile 1765 households were also affected in the same upazila, the UNO said.