Floods in Bangladesh

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## Flood is a common problem in Bangladesh.

Flood means too much water over land. Bangladesh is a riverine country. Many rivers flow through it. So floods often happen in our country during the rainy season.

## Floods have many causes.

Heavy rain is the main cause of floods. Sometimes river water rises very high. Then water enters villages, roads, and fields. Cutting trees and filling canals also make floods worse.

## Floods make people suffer.

During floods, many people lose their homes. They cannot cook food easily. They suffer from want of clean water. Many people take shelter on roads, schools, and high places.

## Floods damage crops and animals.

Floods destroy paddy, vegetables, and other crops. Cattle and goats also suffer. Sometimes fish farms are washed away. Farmers become very helpless after a big flood.

## Floods spread diseases.

Floodwater is often dirty. People may suffer from fever, diarrhoea, and skin diseases. Children and old people suffer most. So clean water and medicine are very necessary.

## We should help flood-hit people.

We should help people during floods. The government and rich people should give food, clothes, medicine, and shelter. We should also plant trees and keep rivers and canals open. Then flood damage may become less.

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## Floods happen often in Bangladesh.

Flood is one of the common natural problems in Bangladesh. Flood means water covering land, houses, roads, and fields. Bangladesh has many rivers. So floods often come in the rainy season.

## Heavy rain causes floods.

There are many causes of floods. Heavy rainfall is one main cause. Sometimes rivers become full and overflow. Water from hills may also come down quickly. If canals and rivers are filled or blocked, water cannot move easily. Then floods become serious.

## People face many troubles.

Floods bring great suffering to people. Many houses go under water. Poor people lose their small homes. They cannot cook food or sleep safely. Many families take shelter in schools, roads, or high places.

## Crops and animals are damaged.

Floods damage crops in the fields. Paddy, vegetables, and jute may be destroyed. Farmers lose much money. Cows, goats, and hens also suffer. Sometimes animals die because there is no dry place or food.

## Diseases spread after floods.

After floods, people suffer from different diseases. Floodwater is not clean. People may drink dirty water. As a result, diarrhoea, fever, and skin diseases spread. Children, old people, and sick people suffer badly.

## We should reduce flood damage.

We cannot stop all floods, but we can reduce damage. We should build strong embankments and keep canals open. We should plant more trees and avoid cutting them carelessly. During floods, we should help flood-hit people with food, clean water, medicine, and shelter.

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## Floods are a serious problem in Bangladesh.

Flood is a natural problem. It happens when too much water covers land, roads, fields, and houses. Bangladesh is a riverine country. Many rivers flow through it. So floods often come here, especially in the rainy season.

## Floods have several causes.

Heavy rain is the main cause of floods. Sometimes rivers become full and overflow. Water from hills may come down very fast. If rivers, canals, and drains are blocked, water cannot pass easily. Cutting trees and filling low lands also make floods worse.

## Floods bring great suffering.

During floods, people suffer in many ways. Many houses go under water. Poor people lose their homes and useful things. They cannot cook food. They cannot sleep safely. Many families take shelter on roads, schools, and high places. A proverb says, “Water is a good servant, but a bad master.” During floods, this becomes true.

## Floods damage crops and animals.

Floods destroy crops in the fields. Paddy, jute, vegetables, and other crops may be washed away. Farmers become helpless. Cattle, goats, hens, and ducks also suffer. Sometimes people cannot find food for their animals.

## Floods spread diseases.

Floodwater is often dirty. People may drink unsafe water. As a result, diarrhoea, fever, and skin diseases spread. Children and old people suffer most. After a flood, clean water, dry food, medicine, and doctors are very important.

## Floods also teach us to help others.

In times of flood, we should help flood-hit people. The government should give food, clothes, medicine, and safe shelter. Rich people and social workers should also come forward. A proverb says, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” This is true during floods.

## We should try to reduce flood damage.

We cannot stop all floods. But we can reduce flood damage. We should keep rivers and canals open. We should build strong embankments. We should plant more trees. We should also prepare before the rainy season. If we work together, floods will cause less harm to our people and country.

Floods in Bangladesh

When water swells up unnaturally and submerges a vast area of land, it is called flood. Flood is a devastating natural calamity. It occurs in Bangladesh almost every year and causes a lot of damages to our life and property.

There are many causes of flood in Bangladesh. Excessive rainfall is the main cause of flood in our country.  When it rains heavily for days together, the rivers cannot hold and carry down so much water to the sea.  As a result, water overflows the bank of the rivers and floods a vast area of land.  Flood is also caused by the tidal surge. Sometimes much water comes down for the hills and causes floods. The melting of snow in the Himalayas also causes floods. 

However, flood causes a lot of harm to life and property.  Crops are greatly damaged. Men, animal, houses etc.  are washed away.  Thousands of people become   homeless.  They suffer greatly for want of food, cloth, shelter, drinking water, medicine, etc.  Sometimes, men and poisonous insects and snakes have to live together and many people die by snake bite. Flood also disrupts the communication system and causes untold suffering to the affected people.

The sufferings of the people become miserable when flood water begins to go down. Famine and pestilence break out in an epidemic form. There is a dire scarcity of food everywhere. The prices of daily necessary things go high up. Many diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid, etc.  break out and take a heavy toll of human lives. 

Though flood is harmful, it causes some good to us too. It washes away all sorts of rubbishes and purifies the environment. Besides, during flood, silt is scattered over the land and makes the soil alluvial and fertile. As a result, many crops then grow on it easily.

Floods occur in our country almost every year. The floods of 1954, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1986, 1988, were very dangerous. Flood has also occurred in some parts of Bangladesh in 2015.  But the flood of 1988 was more serious. It broke all the records of losses and sufferings of the past.

People lose everything in flood. So, relief work should go on during and after flood.  Food stuff, drinking water, cloth, medicine etc. should be distributed among the affected people.  In this respect, Govt. and Non-Govt. organisations should come forward to help the affected people.

As flood causes a great damage to us, measures should be taken to prevent it.  All the big and small rivers must be dredged properly. High roads should be built along the banks of the big rives and the sea-coast. Dams and embankments can be built on the rivers to control the flow of water.

Flood visits our country almost every year. It causes untold sufferings to the people and damages our property. It is the main barrier of our economic development. So, the Government   should take effective steps to control flood.