Flash Floods in Bangladesh: Effects, Causes, and Reducing
Anwar Hossain
Department of Law, Manarat International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT:
Bangladesh is very prone to flooding due to its location at the confluence of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers and because of the hydro-meteorological and topographical characteristics of the basins in which it is situated. On average, annual floods inundate 20.5 per cent area of the country and this can reach as high as about 70 per cent during an extreme flood event, approximately 3.5million people in Bangladesh are affected by annual river flooding, an issue that is only worsened by the climate crisis. Some major floods were recorded in 1842, 1858, 1871, 1875, 1885, 1892, 1974, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2004 and 2007. The most recent flooding in Bangladesh occurred in August 2024, and was one of the worst flood events in the country’s recent history. Heavy monsoon rains and upstream runoff have caused severe flooding, particularly in the eastern and northern regions. The most impacted districts include Noakhali, Cumilla, Lakshmirpur, Feni, Chattogram, and Moulvibazar.
Published in: International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics (Volume 5, Issue 11, November 2024)
Page(s): 39-41
Date of Publication: 11/11/2024
Publisher: IJRAMT
Cite as: Anwar Hossain, “Flash Floods in Bangladesh: Effects, Causes, and Reducing,” in International Journal of Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Topics, vol. 5, no. 11, pp. 39-41, November 2024.