Floods in Bangladesh

Floods in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is a natural floodplain effected by the yearly monsoon

Location: 

Sirajgonj Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh

Duration: 

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Floods in Bangladesh: periodic and devastating during the monsoon season
  2. Ganges Delta: Bangladeshinfo-icon is a natural floodplain where millions of people life
  3. Effects: necessary for the agriculture, millions are affected by the destructive force
  4. The roads: most roads are elevated to prevent flooding, my road trip was safe
  5. From the air: the picture was devastating when flying from Dhaka to Kathmandu

Image sources

  1. Floods from the airplane
  2. Fishing in the flooded planes
  3. Tuc-Tuc on flooded roads
  4. Bangladeshi gazing into the floods
  5. Flooded house along the road

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