The Bangladesh Floods 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyThe Restless EarthGCSEAQA Created by: JiyaCreated on: 05-04-16 16:40 Causes 70% of Bangladesh less than 1cm above sea level rivers, lakes and swamps cover 10% of land area tropical cyclones from Bay of Bengal bring heavy rain and storms snow melts in summer in Himalayas increases river discharge in the Ganges heaviest rainsin 50 years (35cm in one day) fell in September population in Bangladesh is increasing rapidly which means more floodplains are beig built on increases flood risk 1 million people live in Dhaka, the capital city three rivers flow into Bangladesh from India and the Himalayas the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Bangladesh is an LEDC, with a GDP per capita of $300 flood management is hard to implement 1 of 5 Primary Effects 60% Bangladesh under water 760 killed 30 million homeless more than 35 million people affected 40% of Dhaka (capital) underwater 2 of 5 Secondary Effects more than 1 million children suffered from malnutrition or water-bourne diseases over $7 billion worth of damage emergency food aid was needed until following years harvest 100,000 people in Dhaka suffered from diarrhoea 3 of 5 Immediate Response UN activated a disaster management team who supplied critical emergency supplies and conducted a 'damage and needs assesment' in affected areas UN organised £74 million of aid water purification tablets and info sheets given by Water Aid Bangladesh government distributed money and 400 tonnes of rice 4 of 5 Long Term Responses dams built to control river flow £500 million embankments built 500km hae already been built, but are in need of repair in July 1987, the World Bank prepared an action plan for flood control in Bangladesh included building seven huge dams replanting of forest cover in Nepal and Tibet afforestation completion of 3500km of embankments to include compartments for floodwater storage levees 5 of 5
GEOGRAPHY - COASTAL FLOODING - COPING WITH FLOODING IN BANGLADESH (CASE STUDY) 3.5 / 5 based on 4 ratings
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