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Bangladesh, being situated on the Brahmaputra River Delta (also known as the Ganges Delta) is a land of many rivers, and as a result, is very prone to flooding. Due to being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream ...
On August 21, 2024, heavy rainfall, coupled with a surge of water released from a dam in India's Tripura, [5] resulted in severe flooding that affected 73 upazilas (sub-districts) and 528 unions/municipalities across 11 districts in northeastern and southeastern Bangladesh. [1] It marks one of the worst flood events in recent history.
The cyclone made landfall on West Bengal and Bangladesh's Sundarban Delta, just near the border at 8:30 pm on Sunday, 26 May as a severe cyclonic storm. The storm's sustained winds were 100 to 135 kilometres per hour (60 to 85 mph) during landfall in the coastal area. [b] [7] Remal killed at least 85 people including 65 in India and 20 in ...
A powerful tropical cyclone turned deadly after it slammed Bangladesh with torrential rainfall and damaging winds early this week. The storm left thousands stranded and millions without power ...
Rice farmers in Bangladesh grappled with a double whammy of floods and low demand for their produce this week, while export prices for the grain's Vietnamese variety rose on fresh interest from ...
Bangladesh, being situated on the Brahmaputra River Delta (also known as the Ganges Delta) is a land of many rivers, and as a result is very prone to flooding.Due to being part of such a basin and being less than 5 meters above mean sea level, Bangladesh faces the cumulative effects of floods due to water flashing from nearby hills, the accumulation of the inflow of water from upstream ...
India launched a calculated assault on Bangladesh on day four of the rain-interrupted second test, bringing the game to life in an abrupt change of events. The host recorded the highest run-rate ...
2022 India–Bangladesh floods Date 23 May 2022 to present Location India (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura): Bangladesh (Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Rajshahi divisions) Cause Heavy monsoon rains Deaths 250+ India: Assam: 170+ Other northeastern states: 30+ Bangladesh: 80+ Property damage India: 4,000+ villages 113,000 hectares of ...