20.1.4

Flooding in Bangladesh

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Flooding: Consequences & Actions

Bangladesh suffers from frequent flooding events and some have caused great loss of life.

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Reasons

  • Bangladesh suffers from frequent flooding events.
    • This is due to monsoon rains and tropical cyclones.
    • Much of the country is also very low-lying land.
      • This makes Bangladesh more susceptible to flooding after these weather events.
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Flood of 2017

  • In 2017, heavy rainfall caused an estimated 6 million people to be displaced and killed 93.
  • 450,000 hectares of farmland was also flooded and 500,000 homes were destroyed.
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Flood of 2004

  • One of the most devastating floods in the country occurred in 2004.
  • Over 800 people were killed due to the spread of disease.
  • An estimated 36 million people displaced.
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Response

  • In response to the frequent flooding events the government have invested in short and potentially long-term responses to reduce the impact of flooding events in the future.
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Short-term responses

  • Short-term responses have included:
    • Repairing flood embankments.
    • Providing food and drinking water.
    • Giving farmers new seeds.
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Long-term responses

  • Long-term responses have included:
    • Reducing the rate of deforestation.
    • Developing technology to implement flood warning systems.
    • Construction of dams to store water.

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