Blessed with the gifts of modern science,man is puffed up with pride.in his pride of power he proclaims himself the lord of land.to teach him a good lesson nature appears before him "red in tooth & claw"
Bangladesh is a low land.it has many rivers.she is also in monsoon area.it rains heavily during the monsoon period.so floods are very common in our country.
In the remote past it was believed that flood is the out come of God's wrath upon man.when people of particular area committed sin,God punished them by sending floods in that area.with the growth of scientific knowledge man has however come to realize that floods are caused by heavy rains.Rivers cannot hold the waters.as a result they over flew their banks & caused flood.floods are caused by some reasons.sometimes there is heavy rush of water from the mountain through our rivers.sudden melting of snow or tidal bores caused flood.
The havoc done by flood beggars description.it causes a heavy damage to our life & properties.houses are destroyed,cattle are washed away,crops are greatly damaged & trees are uprooted.the weak,the invalid & the children meet watery grave.the strong climb up the trees or house tops & save themselves.thousands of people become homeless or shelter less.they remain without food for many days on houses tops or on the branches of trees.all communications from the outside world is cut off.then people move by boats.
The flood of 1988 broke the records of the past.never did eater level rise so high nor was the duration so long.the whole country went under water.all communication was cut off.normal activities 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 effect of floods are more serious.famine breaks out in the flood affected areas & many people die for want of food.the prices of all necessary things go up.many dangerous diseases like cholera,typhoid & dysentery etc. break out in an epidemic from.scarcity of good drinking water causes great suffering.it ruins the economy of a country.
Floods do a little good to man.during floods our rivers carry a great deal of earth & mud which we call silt.this makes the fertile.as a result many kinds of crops grow in plenty.floods also carry away waste matters.
During & after the flood the relief work should go on.otherwise the miseries of the affected people will increase.during the flood government & some other voluntary organizations come forward to help the flood affected people.relief camps are opened.people get food,cloth & other necessary things there.the affected people should be sheltered & fed for long time.loans should be given them so that could again run their family.
Proper steps should be taken to control floods.all the rivers should be re excavated & good drainage system should be introduced.a large number of sluices & outlets should be made for the easy passing of rain water
Bangladesh is a low land.it has many rivers.she is also in monsoon area.it rains heavily during the monsoon period.so floods are very common in our country.
In the remote past it was believed that flood is the out come of God's wrath upon man.when people of particular area committed sin,God punished them by sending floods in that area.with the growth of scientific knowledge man has however come to realize that floods are caused by heavy rains.Rivers cannot hold the waters.as a result they over flew their banks & caused flood.floods are caused by some reasons.sometimes there is heavy rush of water from the mountain through our rivers.sudden melting of snow or tidal bores caused flood.
The havoc done by flood beggars description.it causes a heavy damage to our life & properties.houses are destroyed,cattle are washed away,crops are greatly damaged & trees are uprooted.the weak,the invalid & the children meet watery grave.the strong climb up the trees or house tops & save themselves.thousands of people become homeless or shelter less.they remain without food for many days on houses tops or on the branches of trees.all communications from the outside world is cut off.then people move by boats.
The flood of 1988 broke the records of the past.never did eater level rise so high nor was the duration so long.the whole country went under water.all communication was cut off.normal activities 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 effect of floods are more serious.famine breaks out in the flood affected areas & many people die for want of food.the prices of all necessary things go up.many dangerous diseases like cholera,typhoid & dysentery etc. break out in an epidemic from.scarcity of good drinking water causes great suffering.it ruins the economy of a country.
Floods do a little good to man.during floods our rivers carry a great deal of earth & mud which we call silt.this makes the fertile.as a result many kinds of crops grow in plenty.floods also carry away waste matters.
During & after the flood the relief work should go on.otherwise the miseries of the affected people will increase.during the flood government & some other voluntary organizations come forward to help the flood affected people.relief camps are opened.people get food,cloth & other necessary things there.the affected people should be sheltered & fed for long time.loans should be given them so that could again run their family.
Proper steps should be taken to control floods.all the rivers should be re excavated & good drainage system should be introduced.a large number of sluices & outlets should be made for the easy passing of rain water
