NATURAL CALAMITIES IN
BANGLADESH
A natural disaster is "the negative impact
following an actual occurrence of natural hazard in the event that it
significantly harms a community". A natural disaster can cause loss of
life or damage property, and typically leaves economic damage in its wake. Bangladesh
is such a country that is affected by various natural calamities almost
every year because of its location and geography.
Bangladesh is a low-lying deltaic
country that is universally recognized to be highly vulnerable to
climate-related disasters, particularly riverine and coastal flooding. Among the calamities, flood
is the most common here. Just before the advent of the monsoon, cyclones hit
the coastal areas of Bangladesh with much ferocity. The monsoon months of
‘Ashar’ and ‘Sravan’ generally brings in heavy rainfall and cause flooding.The impact of flood causes big loss of lives and
properties. Standing crops, streets, roads and even houses go under water. As a
result, affected people suffer in many ways. They become homeless and take
shelter on house roofs, trees, boats and embankments. Their miseries continue
even after the flood ends. In 2007, a severe cyclonic storm called SIDR hit our
southern coast resulting in tidal bores. It blew off houses, flooded properties and caused around
15000 deaths.
The burning or cutting down of
forests and other environmental pollution create an imbalance in nature which ultimately
leads to these types of natural disasters.
To prevent these calamities we should plant
trees and stop all types of environmental pollution. The losses from cyclones
can be reduced to some extent by using modern technology of weather forecasting
and prior warning. And floods can also be prevented by building embankments and barrages and by developing a
well-planned irrigation system. The government as well as conscious citizens of
our country should come forward and work together to decrease the frequency and
mitigate the effects of natural calamities.
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