Assessments

Background to the assessment Heavy rainfalls as well as runoff from the upstream hills in India have led to early flooding of vast areas of croplands of haors and low-lying areas of northeast Bangladesh. Flooding started on…

Overview As a result of heavy rainfall in the major river basins and upstream catchments of India as well as the northwest and north-eastern parts of Bangladesh; flooding has been reported in many locations across the country…

Background Following the first spell of heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding during late June and early July, a depression occurred in the North Bay of Bengal and finally turned to a Cyclonic Storm “Komen” during the last…