Bangladesh
Published on Dec 04, 2015
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Bangladesh
one of the most destructive flooding events in modern world history
Background
- one of the poorest, densest and fastest growing countries in the world.
Brahmaputra
Ganges
Meghna
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Small scale flooding is advantagous
- Replenish Groundwater supplies
- Nutrient rich sediment=decrease fertilizers
- Flush stagnant water out of cities
- Improved fishery
Photo by HowardLake
1998 Floods
- Heavy monsoon rainfall= Runoff=high discharge
- Himalayan snow melt
- High groundwater tables
- Disappearance of natural wetlands
- Lateral embankments
Impacts
- 2/3 inundated
- ~23 million people homeless
- 4750 people died
- 600,000 ha of crops damaged
- 11,000km of roads damaged
- 100 schools and 400 factories destroyed
