20 worst floods in Bangladesh in one hundred years

২৮ শে আগস্ট, ২০১৭ রাত ৮:৪৫

Asia's one of the small state Bangladesh has survived with its constant battle with nature. Due to the antipathy of nature, huge amount of wealth is lost every year in Bangladesh.

The country's overall development activity is delaying. Sometimes the flooding floods, cyclones and sometimes drought are in the country. The resources started from the death of these natural disasters have been destroyed. It is a sickening economy wheel. History of flood history in this country is the history of the era of the era.

History of the flood situation is known in the past, Since 1902, there are 20 worst floods in Bangladesh. In the 1970's, 5 million people died due to the massive floods and tidal bore. In the flood, 16,000 rugged areas of the coast were flooded and 1.28 million tones of food grains were damaged. There was another major flood in 1971.



In the flood of 1988, nearly two-thirds of the country, which is about 30,000 square miles were sunk along with National. According to official estimates, 333 people died due to flooding. The number of more than 600 as a Non Government source.

The situation of floods in Bangladesh has deteriorated in mid July of the year 2017. This year's biggest flood occurred in the last 30 years. So far the floods have spread to 19 districts. 17 people died in this. If this situation continued, many people have left the house.

According to a report of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Bangladesh has been the worst flood in the last 30 years. Most of those who have died so far have been identified as district of Jamalpur. Besides, 19 lakh people of 19 districts have been affected by floods.



There are 69 relief camps in 7,400 people. It is known that this flood began in the middle of July, which has already resulted in various diseases and diseases caused by water.
According to the Institute of Water and Food Management Department of Bangladesh University of Science and Technology (BUET), Floods are due to the water coming from the huge Himalayas and the hill areas of India. Because the China -controlled Himalayan and India have more rains than other years. The water is coming down in the lowland Bangladesh. Besides, there is a silt under the river. Due to the flooding due to the flood water can not go to the Bay of Bengal.

The government's flood situation is seen as one of the control centers, Currently, more than 34 lakh people are flooded. The highest water level in the history of Jamalpur district of northern district. Jamuna's river water flows over 122 centimeters of danger. As a result, the lower area of Jamalpur and the sand land have been submerged. Many homes, even the main roads and train lines have been submerged in the water. More than 150,000 families have been arrested in the water.

Jamuna's river water reached 112 cm in danger of flooding in 1988. Now it's got a record of 122 centimeters. Though some relief is distributed among the flood victims from the government level, private relief is not going very much in the areas. Floods also occur in different districts of the northern region as well as in the central regions of the country. According to Disaster Management Directorate, 21 people have died due to flood flooding in 16 districts of the country since mid-July. This number is more as Non Government.

The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) says, water pressure in the Brahmaputra and Jamuna rivers of Bangladesh is increasing due to excessive rainfall in China, Nepal and India. But due to sedimentation in the bottom of the river, the water can not go to the sea. It has created floods. According to water development board data, 95 percent of Bangladesh's outdoor water.

According to the latest information, the flood situation in 10 districts of the country is serious. These are - Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra, Sirajganj, Tangail, Manikganj, Rajabari, Munshiganj and Shariatpur districts. Besides, water is flowing above danger danger in 17 points of 12 rivers.

Water experts say that if the water of the flooded district is heading towards the sea, there is a possibility of fresh floods in the capital Dhaka and southern part of Bangladesh. Because, water will flow in the Bay of Bengal through the neighboring rivers of Dhaka. The Bay of Bengal start from the southern part.

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