Lead a healthy life 123

Flood of Bangladesh - 2022

 

The flood of June 2022 is being termed as "the terrible flood in Bangladesh's memory". This flood told us - "Be careful, change your behavior and save nature"!

Nature also sometimes poses a threat to our healthy living, but it is due to our own ignorance and lack of awareness.

There will be natural disasters. But we can prevent it or reduce the damage - with our awareness. This awareness is essential for us to lead a healthy life. 

Bangladesh and northeastern India - especially Assam - consist mainly of flat floodplains, over which numerous rivers flow, notably the Ganges - whose Bangladeshi part is named the Padma, the Brahmaputra and the Yamuna. Other notable rivers in this region include the Barak-Surma-Kushiara. 

Floods are a regular occurrence in this region due to large amounts of water from the Himalayas and heavy rainfall.

Data collected from various media - shows that about 26,000 sq. km (18%) of Bangladesh is flooded every year. In the past, all the years of floods in Bangladesh, especially – 1966, 1988, 1998, 2004. Floods of 2008, 2017 are worth mentioning. And this flood of 2022 has surpassed the flood of all previous years. Here it can be seen that before 2000 Bangladesh experienced a major flood on average about every 10 years.

Bangladesh is mainly prone to floods due to its location. Bangladesh is a delta and various tributaries flow over the country and fall into the Bay of Bengal. This is why there are minor/major floods every monsoon. 

The May-June 2022 floods mainly hit North East India and Bangladesh. More than 90 lakh people in both countries are affected.

By the cause of incessant heavy rains in the hilly areas create heavy water flow and with incessant heavy rains all over in this region -1,900 villages were submerged within days. 

According to the information of the observers, the state of damage caused by the floods of 2022 in India and Bangladesh – 

India:

Date – 23rd May 2022 to 1st June 2022

Location – India (Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura)

# 32 districts affected

# 4000+ villages affected

# 1,13,000 hectares of crop area inundated. 

Bangladesh:

# 12 districts affected

# 53,000 hectares of crop area inundated

#12 districts of Bangladesh including Sylhet, Sunamganj, Rangpur, Karigram were affected, and more than 12 upazilas were inundated. 80% and 90% areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj respectively were under water. 

Deaths: Estimated 116 ++ Different media reports. 

Vast Locality were waterlogged, power cut. Road communication with every region of the country was cut off. Telecommunication was also stopped due to power outage. Even Sylhet International Airport had to stop taking off due to water rising on the runway. 

Army – Navy and Coast Guard forces were deployed as the civil administration could not handle the situation. 

So environmental awareness is very important.