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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]
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 ...
Nearly 5 million people are impacted by the floods in Bangladesh, and at least 18 people have been killed – but there are fears that number could rise much higher as the flood waters recede.
At least 13 people have died in the flooding and almost 200,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas in Bangladesh, Md Kamrul Hasan, a senior official of the Ministry of Disaster ...
The Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and Warning center said Thursday that the water levels in many rivers in the delta nation’s eastern, northeastern and southeastern regions were still increasing.
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.
2022 India–Bangladesh floods; 2024 floods of Bangladesh; A. August 2024 Bangladesh floods; F. Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre; S. 2017 South Asian floods