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What is the LEDC River Flooding Case Study?
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Bangladesh, 2004
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What were the causes of the flood?
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70% of the land is close to the sea level Receives frequent and heavy monsoon weather Snow melt in the Himalayas contributes greatly |
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What were the immediate effects?
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750 people killed 8.5 million were left homeless Farming (one of biggest sectors) disrupted Major ifrastructure damage |
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What were the later effects?
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Rebuilding costs were estimated at $2-3 billion Relied heavily on international aid until the following year |
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What were the immediate responses?
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The country's poor services couldn't reach many people Food, water, medicines, plastic sheets, boats and volunteers given by international aid organisations, however land was hard to reach as it was mostly flooded |
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