Bangladesh is in a water basin and is only a meter above sea level so if there was a big wave

most of Bangladesh would be flooded. There is a big river going straight threw the country
which does not help Bangladesh because if the river was blocked higher up stream and
suddenly water burst throw 60% of the country would be flooded.

Bangladesh is a LEDC because there is hardly any income, the population is very high, lots of
people get sick, there aren’t very many schools and employment is hard because not
everyone has a good education. Flooding is normal in Bangladesh because 60% is flood plain
and 80% is one metre above sea level. Also it is in an area that there are allot of tsunamis
and tropical storms.

Between July and September 1998 Bangladesh had severe flooding; it was caused by
excess water in the main rivers which flowed through Bangladesh. It affected over 30 million
people and cost $3 billion, money that Bangladesh could not afford.75% of the country was
under water including Dhaka. The depth of the water was 5.5 m above sea level. The
damage done to the country was that:

 Wells were under water so no one could drink clean water

 Diseases that thrived in water thrived.
 Animals drowned
 Lots of farm land was dragged away so people could not eat unless food was supplied
from elsewhere.
 Roads were flooded so food could not be taken to the villages and towns that needed
supplies.

Most The sea level

important rose 5.5m

(Natural)
The land had Silt was not
lowered by deposited on Important
2.5m due to the land due
(Natural)
water irrigation to water
irrigation (Human)
Other
Deforestation The growth in Snow melting in
(Human) occurred in town areas made the mountains
the Himalayas the rivers flow made the rivers
(Human)
faster rise
(Natural)