Flooding in India and Bangladesh
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- Created on: 13-04-17 16:00
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- Flooding in India and Bangladesh
- Causes
- Heavy Rainfall - Over 900 mm of rain fell in July
- Continuous Rainfall saturated the soil
- Melting Snow from glaciers in the Himalayan mountains
- Peak discharge of both rivers happened at the same time which increased discharge downstream
- Primary Effects
- Over 2000 deaths
- Around 25 million people made homeless
- Factories closed and a lot of livestock were killed
- 112,000 houses were destroyed in India
- Rivers were polluted with rubbish and sewage
- When and location
- Happened on July and August 2007
- On the rivers Brahmaputra and Ganges
- Secondary Effects
- Children lost out on education 4000 schools affected by floods
- 10,000 people caught water-bourne diseases like diarrhoea
- Flooded fields reduced basmati rice yields - prices rose 10%
- Many farmers and factory workers became unemployed
- Flood Management
- Bangladesh has a Flood Forecasting and warning system with 85 monitering stations
- Warnings can be issued up to 72 hours before a flood occurs
- People in rural communities don't usually get the warnings
- In Bangladesh there are 6000 km of man made levees which prevent flooding in Bangaldesh. But are easily eroded
- Immediate Responses
- Many people didn't evacuate from areas that flooded
- Blocked transport links slowed down evacuations
- Other governmental and international charities distributed food and medical aid
- Technical equipment were also sent to help stranded people
- Long-Term Responses
- International charities have funded the rebuilding of homes and the agriculture and fishing industries
- Some houses have been rebuilt on stilts so they're less likely to be damaged by future floods
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