Flooding - Case Studies (Poor) Flashcards
What is the case study for flooding in a poor part of the world?
South Asia.
Bangladesh and India.
When did the rivers flood?
July and August, 2007.
What are the rivers called?
Brahmaputra.
Ganges.
Name 3 causes of the rivers flooding?
Heavy rainfall.
Melting snow.
Peak discharge happened at the same time.
In one region how much rain fell?
900 mm of rain in July.
The continuous rain…
Saturated the soil.
Increasing surface runoff.
Where did the melting snow come from?
Glaciers, Himalayan mountains.
What did the snow melting increase?
The discharge of the Brahmaputra river.
The peak discharge happened at both the same time causing what?
Increase in discharge downstream.
How many deaths were there?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Over 2000 deaths.
Primary effect.
How many people were made homeless?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Around 25 million homeless.
Primary effect.
How many schools were totally destroyed?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
44 schools.
Primary effect.
What closed? and what was killed?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Factories, and livestock.
Primary effect.
How many homes were destroyed in India?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
112,000 homes.
Primary effect.
How much road was destroyed?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
10,000 km destroyed.
Primary effect.
What were rivers polluted with?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Waste and sewage.
Primary effect.
Children lost out on what? How many schools were affected?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Education, 400 schools affected.
Secondary effect.
How many people caught water-borne diseases? what were the diseases?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
100,000 people, dysentery and diarrhoea
Secondary effect.
Flooded fields reduced what? and what rose?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Basmati rice yields, prices rose 10%
Secondary effect.
Who became unemployed?
Is this a primary effect or secondary effect?
Framers and factory workers.
Secondary effect.
Many people didn’t do what? and what slowed down any evacuations?
Is this an immediate response or a long-term response?
Evacuate from flooded areas, blocked transport links slowed down any evacuations attempted.
Immediate response.
Who help helped? and what did they provide?
Is this an immediate response or a long-term response?
Governments and international charities, provided food, water and medical aid.
Immediate response.
What helped people who were stranded?
Is this an immediate response or a long-term response?
Technical equipment like rescue boats.
Immediate response.
International charities funded what?
Is this an immediate response or a long-term response?
Rebuilding of homes, agriculture and fishing industries.
Long-term response.
What have some houses been built on? and why?
Stilts, less likely to be damaged by floods.
Long-term response.
