this is where the brahmaputra merges with the gandhi's to become the padma. when these rivers flood it can have a devastating effect on nearby communities. as here in the village of how poor. i did was here on the left the partner river destroyed everything in just three days. on the right everything was gone in four days. the river has covered an area sixty one characters in our village three hundred families lost their homes because of the extreme river erosion. everything in your. practice i'm really scared our house may be gone soon you. eleven year old mahfouz hussain walks past an area that used to be a garden. the local residents are preparing to move inland to escape the rising water. one of my friends his neighbor says he's not going to let the river take history. this house is fifty yards from the danger zone but the situation here could become worse when monsoon season starts. this used to be the center of the village now it looks like a battlefield you can still see the remains of several houses. this fragile sapling has become a symbol for the vi