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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 ...
In Bangladesh, the government has to remove 0.8 million cubic meters of maintenance dredging and 2 million cubic meters of capital dredging per year. Since scientists do not unanimously agree the degree to which watershed management affects patterns of stream flow and flooding, it is difficult determine the extent of this effect. [34]
Global cancer mortality in males and females (2022) [1] Country Male Female Including NMSC Excluding NMSC Including NMSC Excluding NMSC Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Mongolia: 2,719 227.5 2,717 227.3 2,210 145.5 2,206 145.2 Belarus: 13,564 192.7 13,508 191.9 9,080 79.4 9,021 79.1 Hungary: 17,355 187.9 17,237 186.8 15,127 112.2
Research shows that, after the cyclone and flooding of 1991, Bangladeshi women aged 20–44 had a much higher death rate than men of the same age: 71 per 1000, compared to 15 per 1000 for men. [46] Even if a cyclone warning is issued, many women die because they must wait at home for their relatives to return before they can seek shelter.
Bangladesh heavily depends on the flow of the Brahmaputra, Meghna and Ganges river basins that originate in India, Nepal and China. Whereas deforestation and flood control in the upstream catchment areas increase the flood peaks in Bangladesh, water withdrawals and water diversions may result in water shortages in the dry season. [15]
Deaths Date Notes Ref. Bangladesh famine of 1974: Famine: 1970 Bhola cyclone: Cyclone: Bhola: 500,000+ 12 November 1970: Entire coast of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan) Cyclone: Bengal 200,000+ 1897 A cyclone with a storm-surge of 12.2 metres (40 ft) hit Meghna River estuary near Chittagong, Barisal, and Noakhali. Casualty is about 200,000.
1989 Sichuan flood China Flood July 27 1990 35,000-45,000 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake: Iran Earthquake June 21 1991 138,866 1991 Bangladesh cyclone: Bangladesh Tropical cyclone April 24 – 30 1992 2,500 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami: Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami December 12 1993 9,748 1993 Latur earthquake: India Earthquake September ...
In September 1998, Bangladesh saw the most severe flooding in modern history, after which two-thirds of the country went underwater, along with a death toll of 1,000. [53] As a result of various international and national level initiatives in disaster risk reduction, the human toll and economic damage from floods and cyclones have come down ...