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The 1998 Bangladesh flood occurred during the severe monsoon season, which began in July and continued until September. Heavy rainfall in the upstream catchment areas of the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna River caused water levels in these rivers to rise rapidly, resulting in widespread flooding across the country. It is considered one of the ...
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 flooding caused contamination of crops and animals and unclean water resulted in cholera and typhoid outbreaks. Few hospitals were functional because of damage from the flooding, and those that were open had too many patients, resulting in everyday injuries becoming fatal due to lack of treatment. 700,000 hectares of crops were destroyed, [4]
Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and making lives miserable for ...
Sarno flood and landslide Italy: 1998 154 KwaZulu-Natal: South Africa: 1995 141+ 2010–2011 Southern Africa floods: Africa: 2011 140+ 2019 Pakistan floods and storms: Pakistan: 2019 139 Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts) United States: 1874 138 2010 Colombia floods: Colombia: 2010 128 Izumo, massive rain and mudslide Japan: 1964 125+ 2010 ...
Rescuers are scrambling to evacuate flooded communities after heavy rains inundated parts of Bangladesh and northeast India, killing at least 36 people and causing rivers on both sides of the ...
Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and ...
Pages in category "Floods in Bangladesh" ... 0–9. 1998 Bangladesh flood; 2000 India–Bangladesh floods; 2007 South Asian floods; 2019 South Asia floods;