Bangladesh flood september 2007
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- Created on: 17-04-13 19:04
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- Bangladesh flood September 2007
- causes
- Heavy monsoon rainfall added to the major rivers causing flooding
- glacial melt in the himilayas
- much of the country lies on a floodplain
- deforestation of the himilayas
- short-term impacts
- 959 deaths
- Deaths caused by drowning,diarrhoea and disease
- 10.5 million people displaced
- 7000 had to take emergency shelter
- 110 000 people marooned
- 46 out of 64 districts affected
- 959 deaths
- Long-term impacts
- farmers lost livelihoods due to flooded land
- many left homeless
- death from consequent disease or lack of clean water
- causes
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