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The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ আবহাওয়া অধিদপ্তর) also known as Abhawa Office (Weather Office), is the national meteorological organization of Bangladesh, working under Ministry of Defense of the Government of Bangladesh.
The Meteorological Department issued a warning that coastal 16 districts may be inundated by wind-driven tides of 8 to 12 feet above normal. [23] About 8,000 to 9,000 shelters were prepared in the coastal districts of Bangladesh to evacuate people to safety. [24]
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department said that flood conditions could pe. Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people ...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department sa. The death toll from devastating floods caused by relentless monsoon rain and overflowing rivers in Bangladesh has risen to 23, with around 1.24 million ...
Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Hamoon [a] (/ h ɑː ˈ m u n /) was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that affected Bangladesh, India, and Myammar during October 2023.The fourth named storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Hamoon formed from a low-pressure area over the west-central Bay of Bengal on 21 October.
DHAKA (Reuters) -At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in Bangladesh by floods caused by relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers, officials said on Sunday.
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 ...
The following is the annual monsoon rainfall for the last few years based on data from the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. [11] In 2000, a total of 5,220 millimetres (206 in) was recorded. In 2001, a total of 5,590 millimetres (220 in) was recorded. In 2002, a total of 7,257 millimetres (285.7 in) was recorded.