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Floods in Bangladesh
During the summer and the rainy seasons, the water of the rivers often rises so high that it overflows the banks and the earth goes under water. This sudden rise of water is called a flood.
Floods are mainly caused by heavy showers of rain during the rainy season. Rivers and canals cannot hold the water from rain, and the water overflows the banks, which causes floods. A river may overflow its banks if its bed is silted or its course is too zigzag to allow free flow of water. In hilly regions, floods may occur as a result of heavy downflow of water on account of the melting of snow on mountains. Again, catastrophic floods may be caused by cyclones and tidal bores in the seas.
Flood which is a regular terror to our country leaves behind a trail of ruins. It causes damage to lives and properties. Crops are destroyed. Livestocks and even human beings are killed, houses are destroyed. People have to stay under the open sky. All communication with the outside world is cut off. People cannot meet the bare necessities for existence. Hence, the sufferings of the people know no bounds. To add to the misery, it leaves behind scarcity of pure drinking water and epidemic diseases.
Floods leave behind devastated land and crop-fields, epidemic diseases and scarcity not only of food but also of pure drinking water. Widespread damage of crops results in famine. A large number of men and animals die of starvation as well as well as diseases. To add to the sufferings, the prices of all daily necessaries increase by leaps and bounds. In fact, the after-effect of floods is more terrible.
During flood people come forward to help the sufferings. They are given shelter in the houses of their fortune fellow-men or public places. There they are clothed and fed by charitable people, different organizations and the government. Loans are granted to enable them to take up their work of life again. Many countries in the world also extend their helping hands for the survival of the distressed people.
A definite scheme should be adopted to prevent floods permanently. Proper dams and embankments should be constructed so that the water of the rivers cannot rise above the danger level. The silted-up beds of the rivers have to be excavated for containing more water.
Owing to her geographical position. Bangladesh is very much prone to floods. Unless this catastrophe flood is checked, our development is impossible. Therefore, we should find out a permanent solution to controlling floods in order to ensure our development.