Flood - 1988, Bangladesh
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The initial flood (that began in late 1987 and continued throughout 1988) was caused by the synchronisation of peak flow of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Rivers. All four types of flood (storm surge flood, rain flood, flash flood and riverine flood) that occur in Bangladesh contributed to the 1988 flooding1.
During this event, 52 percent of the country was inundated with 52 districts affected2.
1 Islam, M & Sado, K. 2000. Flood Hazard Assessment in Bangladesh using NOAA AVHRR data with geographical information system. Hydrological Processes. Vol. 14, pp 605-620
2 Rashid, S.B. 2000. The urban poor in Dhaka City: Their struggles and coping strategies during the floods of 1998. Disasters. Vol. 24, pp 240-253
3 Tiempo - Protecting Bangladesh. 2007. Floods.
http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/tiempo/issue08/bangla.htm
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | 3,000 |
| No. Injured | |
| No. Affected | 30,000,000 |
| Houses destroyed | |
| Houses damaged | |
| Other damage |
- 200,000 livestock killed |
| Economic cost | $1,800,000,000 |