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LEDC Coastal
Flooding - Bangladesh
storm surge - 1970
- Physical causes
- Storm surge winds associated with tropical
cyclones forming in the south, pushed up
northwards up into the narrowing bay of bengal
- This cyclone eventually reaches the coast
of densely populated areas of bangladesh
- Bangladesh is low lying
- Storm surge travelled in land by
many kilometres
- Storm surge winds associated with tropical
cyclones forming in the south, pushed up
northwards up into the narrowing bay of bengal
- Effects
- Wide spread homelessness and
disease
- Influx of salt water
contaminated soils,
now has a long term
issue with soil quality
- Estimated
death toll of
300,000
- Livestock drowned
- damage to
infrastructure and
important farming land
- Wide spread homelessness and
disease
- Response
- beginning to fight back with steps to I'm place
coastal protection schemes
- Global concern over how sea level change
will effect Bangladesh
- Still heavily dependant
on international and
bilateral aid
- beginning to fight back with steps to I'm place
coastal protection schemes
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