Flooding Flashcards
1
Q
Location and date of flood
A
- Bangladesh (LEDC)
- July 2004
2
Q
Cause of flood
A
- Over 300mm of water fell in just 7 days
↳ rivers like the Ganges and Brahmaputra overflowed
- 80% of Bangladesh is a flood plain
- Deforestation in Himalayas + Nepal increased run-off
3
Q
Effects of flood
A
- Over 760 dead
- Water covered half the country
- The capital (Dhaka) had 35cm of rain
- Crops were washed away
- 35 millon homeless
4
Q
Short term responses of flood
A
- Little immediate help until Unicef warned (in October) that over a million children would die or be at risk of illness within 6 weeks without rapid aid.
- World Food Programme → daily distribution of biscuits and hygiene survival kit
5
Q
Long term responses of flood
A
- Flood action Plan → trying to give protection from disastrous floods but still keep the benefit of normal floods
↳ shelters, warning systems, dams, flood control and embankments
