Natural Disaster: The Flood in Bangladesh
Blessed with the gift of modern science, man is puffed up with pride. In his pride of power he proclaims himself the lord of land, air and water and there is none of dispute his right. TO teach him a good lesson nature appears before him red in tooth and claw.
Bangladesh is low land .It has many rivers. She is also in the monsoon area. It rains heavily during the monsoon period. So flood are very common in our country. Almost every year flood visits our country.
In the remote past it was believed that flood is the outcome of god’s wrath upon man. When people of a particular area committed sin, god punished them by sending floods in this area. With the growth of scientific knowledge man has however come to realize that floods are caused by heavy rain. Rivers cannot hold the water. As a result they overflow their banks and cause floods. Floods are caused by some other reasons. Sometime, there is heavy rush of water from the mountain through our rivers. Sudden melting of snow or tidal bores causes flood.
The havoc done by flood beggars’ description, it causes a heavy damage to our life and properties. Houses are destroyed, cattle are washed away, crops are washed away, crops are greatly damaged and trees are uprooted. The weak, the invalid and the children meet watery grave. The strong climb up the trees or houses tops and save them. Thousands of people become homeless or shelter less. They remain without food for many days on house tops or on the branches of trees. All communication from the outside world is cut off. Then people move by boat.
In Southern part of Bangladesh, The flood of 2000 broke the records in the past. Never before did water level rise so high nor was the duration so long. The whole country went under water. All communication was cut off. Normal activates were stopped for long time. Many people become homeless. The miseries of the affected people knew no bounds. Crops were greatly damaged. Herds of cattle were washed away. Thousands of people met watery grave. In a word the havoc was so great that it took a long time to repair the loss.
But the after effects of floods are more serious. Famine breaks out in the flood affected areas and many people die for want of food. The prices of all necessaries things go up. Many dangerous diseases like cholera, typhoid and dysentery etc. break out in an epidemic form. Scarcity of good drinking water causes great sufferings. It ruins the economy of a country.
Floods do a little good to man. During floods our rivers carry a great deal of earth and mud which we call silt. This silt makes the land fertile. As a result many kinds of crops grow in plenty. Floods also carry away waste matters.
During and after the flood the relief work should go on. Otherwise the miseries to the affected people will increase. During the floods government and some other voluntary organizations come forward to help the flood affected people. Relief camps are opened. People get food, clothes and other necessary things there. The affected people should be sheltered and fed for a long time. Loans should be given them so that they could again run their family.
Proper steps should be taken to control floods. All the rivers should be re-excavated and good drainage system should be introduced. A large number of sluices and outlets should be made for the easy passing of rain water. (N)
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