Bangladesh 1998 - Rivers LEDC
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- Created on: 05-06-17 09:49
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- The Bangladesh flood 1998 - LEDC
- The 1998 flood...
- In 1998, the rains were exceptionally heavy and water levels reached record heights
- The resulting floods covered nearly 60% of the country and all the main river channels were flooded
- The capital city of Dhaka and a number of regional cities were badly effected, many cities under water for weeks
- Hundreds of people were killed and millions made homeless
- Agricultural land and crops were lost or contaminated by polluted water
- Over 900 bridges and 15,000 km of roads were destroyed by the floods
- An investigation was carried out after the 1998 flood to try to asses the impact
- FACT FILE...
- During the last 50 years, at least eight extreme flood events have occurred in Bangladesh, each one affecting over 50% of the total land area
- Extreme flood events usually last between 15 and 45 days
- Cities where over 60% of the land is covered by roads and buildings are six times less likely to flood if they have a storm drain system
- The 1998 flood...
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