Bangladesh, Boscastle Flashcards
When did the Boscastle and Bangladesh floods
2004
What is the river called that runs through Boscastle
Valency River
Boscastle–How many inches of rain fell within hours of the storm
5 inches
How much of Bangladesh lies within the deletes of 3 main rivers? Name two of the rivers
80%- river Ganges and river Brahmaputra
Bangladesh–How much of the country lies about 1 metre above sea level?
70%
How much of Bangladesh are islands? What are these islands made of and what are they called?
20%
Till
“Chars”
Bangladesh–What % of the monsoon rains fell within the drainage basin of the river Ganges and Brahmaputra
85%
What sends cyclones to Bangladesh? How high are they? Give a named and dated example
Bay of Bengal
10 metres
Cyclone sidr, 5th Nov 2007
What charities helped Bangladesh after the floods?
Red Cross, Water Aid, ADB, UN, FAP
Bangladesh–How much money did the UN launch to get? How much of it was achieved by sept?
$74 million
But only 20% was achieved
How much money did ADB loan to Bangladesh for emergency flood damage rehabilitation?
$180 million
What’s the population of Bangladesh?
162 million
Bangladesh–Since 1950, how many trees were cut down in Napal?
50%
How many people were left homeless in Bangladesh?
30 million
Bangladesh–How many people got diarrhoea due to the raw human waste leaking through town?
100,000
How many woman and children suffered from acute malnutrition by sept?
1.5 million
Bangladesh–How many people where in need of food assistance?
20 million
Bangladesh–what is the capital called? How much of it was covered in water?
Dhaka-20%
Bangladesh–how much of the country was submerged?
60%
Bangladesh–how much was the cost of damage to schools, transport and hospitals?
$7 billion
Boscastle–why was the loss of tourism bad?
Because it was the main industry
Boscastle–what tourist attraction was badly damaged?
The witchcraft museum
How many people were homeless?
420
Boscastle–how many cars were wreaked?
28
How many deaths?
No deaths
Boscastle–what were some of the causes? (Physical)
Steep valley- rain drained quickly to river valency
Stormy weather left ground saturated- moist, warm sea air)
Boscastle–what were the causes of the floods? ( human)
Not many human causes
Lack of flood control
Old drainage system that broke
Bangladesh–what was the causes of the floods? (Physical)
Low lying country/location
Snow melt-Himalayans
Weather-cyclones and monsoons
Bangladesh– what were the causes of flooding? (Human)
Over population
Urbanisation-impermeable ground
LEDC
Deforestation
Boscastle–what were he responses? (Short term)
Search and rescue- helicopters lifted locals and tourists from the ground and roofs(only two could fit in the valley at one time)
Immediate accommodation to those made homeless
Buildings inspected
Roads cleared of debris
Main focus was public safety
Boscastle–what where the responses? ( long term)
Car park raised from river valency
New car parks were made with permeable ground
Widened river valency so it could hold more water
Sewage and drainage system reinstalled as well as a sewage pump station to make sure they were never blocked in case of another flood
River walk added
Bangladesh–what where the responses? (Short term)
Search and rescue
Water aid provided water purifying tablets
Red Cross and FAP provides blankets, tents, clothes, medicines and water/ food
Locals rebuilt homes
Bangladesh– what were he responses? ( long term)
Embankments built along side rivers
Land was raised for people and life stock to go in case of another flood
People stocked up on dry good
UN said they’d donate £74 million however only 20% was achieved by sept
ADB approved loan for emergency flood damage rehabilitation to Bangladesh-$180 million
