Flooding in Bangladesh
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Monsoon Climate | Brings very heavy rain and snow (Cause) |
| Spring Snow-Melt | Results on soil erosion and a rapid increase in River Discharge (Cause) |
| Deforestation | Trees cleared for fuel and grazing land; more runoff, faster soil erosion. (Cause) |
| Rivers Silt-up | This raises the river bed and reduces the capacity of the channel (Cause) |
| Low-lying land | 80% of Bangladesh lies on a huge floodplain and delta, most of which only 1m above sea level (Cause) |
| Number of fatalities | Over 200 people were killed and 30 million were left homeless (out of a population of 140 million) (Effect) |
| Water supplies contaminated | Water supplies were contaminated by dirty water and sewage, causing 100,000 cases of diarrhoea (Effect) |
| Loss of farmland | Farmland was flooded and over 50% of crops were destroyed (Effect) |
| Structural damage | Severe damage to roads, railways and bridges as well as schools and hospitals (Effect) |
| Loss of valuables | Many people lost their homes and belongings (Effect) |
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