Natural Calamities in Bangladesh

Natural Calamities In Bangladesh

Bangladesh is often called a land of natural calamities. Flood, cyclone, storm, heavy downpour, drought often visit our country. People here work and live, fighting against recurring natural calamities. Bangladesh lies in the tropical region and its land is low. Almost every year cyclone or storm hits our country in summer or in the late autumn. The havoc caused by the cyclone is beyond description. Almost everything that comes within its sweep is destroyed or carried away. Houses and buildings are blow down, giant trees are uprooted. Drought in summer causes damage to crops almost every year. The system of irrigation is not adequately developed in our country. Torrential rains and rush of water from the upper north bring about flood almost every year. The rivers overflow their banks. Fields of crops go under water.  The floods in 1974,1987 and 1988 caused a huge loss of life and property. On all occasion flood water reached up to the top of houses. People took shelter on tree tops, railway lines. Hundreds of people turned homeless and shelter less and became and became hungry humanity. Our people live fighting against all kinds of disaster and calamity. But they cannot do much against natural calamities. They can only make up the loss when the intensity of the disaster is over. This is the hard lot of our people.