May 25, 2004
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19 YEARS AGO TODAY
May 25 1985
11,000 people are killed in Bangladesh when a cyclone hits the Bay of Bengal. A 10-to-15 foot wall of water surges over the Ganges delta, devastating a wide area and drowning half a million cattle.
Bangladesh is a disaster prone country. Cyclones, storm surges, floods etc extract a heavy toll on lives and animals and damage valuable property almost every year, disrupting the total development activities of the country.
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world and suffers heavy casualties in a disaster. It is estimated that a total 775,303 people died in the coastal areas and offshore islands of Bangladesh within the last 222 years (1775–1997) time, only due to cyclone and storm surges.
About 15.0 million people live in the vulnerable areas.
www.gfz-potsdam.de/ewc98/abstract/akhand.html
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