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CAUSES
How much rainfall fell in 24 hours?
35cm
CAUSES
What is the percentage of land that are floodplains?
80%
CAUSES
How much of Bangladesh lies under 10m above sea level?
75%
How many people live in the capital of Dhaka
1 million
CAUSES
What is the GDP per capita?
What's wrong with this figure?
$300
Little money for the country because they rely on subsistence farming which means river management is low
SOCIAL EFFECT
How many people were made homeless?
36 million
SOCIAL EFFECT- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
How many people died?
800 died from immediate wave or dirty water
SOCIAL/ECONOMIC EFFECT
How many roads were destroyed?
13,500km
SOCIAL/ECONOMIC EFFECT
How many acres of crops were lost?
1.5 million
ECONOMIC EFFECT
How much money was lost in the clothes industry?
$3 million
ENVIRONMENT EFFECT
What percentage of the land flooded?
38%
PRIMARY RESPONSE
How long did the World Bank loan money?
5 years
PRIMARY RESPONSE
How many shelters were opened?
5,000
How many people used the shelters?
1.6 million
PRIMARY RESPONSE
What did the United Nations do?
Set up disaster management for emergency support, "damage and needs" assessments took place
SECONDARY RESPONSE
How much was loaned for rehabilitation purposes?
$180 million