Bangladesh coastal flooding

• Cyclone Sidr - 2007 swept Bay of Bengal

  storm surge as high of 6m high, heavy rainfall

  
  

  Why:

  World most densely populated country,

  46% of the pop. lives in places < 10m above sea level

  lies on the floodplains of 3 major rivers

  
  

  Impacts:

  1. coastal and river embankment breached by storm surges caused by flooding
  2. High winds and floods destroyed infrastructure
  3. drinking water contaminated
  4. 4000+ people dead or missing