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| Flood Scene in Village Area |
Flood
is a natural calamity. It is almost an annual affair in Bangladesh. Bangladesh suffers from flood almost every year. Causes of flood are many. It is mainly
caused by heavy showers of rain. Rivers and canals cannot carry the rain water to
the sea rapidly. So there is a sudden increase of water in the rivers and
canals which overflow their banks and cause flood. Floods may also be caused by
cyclones, tidal bores or the melting of snow on mountains.
Flood makes life miserable. It
causes a big loss of life, property and crops. It sweeps over village and
towns. Streets, roads and even people’s
house go under water. People cannot go from one place to another. It washes
away crops, vegetables and fruit trees and makes people homeless.
Flood visits our country almost every
year. The floods that occur ed in the years 1954, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1987
and 1988 were terrible. The flood of 1954 affected the whole of Bangladesh. It
visited our country two times in 1968 and three times in 1984 and caused a huge
loss to life and property. The flood of 1988 has broken all the records of
losses. Ninety percent villages and towns were under water for several days.
After
flood, epidemic and famine break out. The areas affected by flood become muddy
and unhealthy. So various kinds of diseases such as cholera, dysentery and
typhoid break out. There is scarcity of drinking water. The price of all daily
necessities go up very high. Crops are washed away. So there is scarcity of
food. But if the flood lasts for a very short time, it brings some good too. It
makes the land fertile.
In Bangladesh flood causes a huge loss
every year. So it is urgently necessary to take proper steps for the prevention
of flood. Both long and short-term plans can be taken for this. An efficient
relief measure should be taken immediately. A well-planned irrigation system
will go a long way to reduce the extent and fury of flood. We can also build
our houses on a high level. The silted-up beds of our rivers should be
excavated for carrying more water than at present.
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