On April 29, 1991 , a cyclone with a velocity of 225 kilometer per hour, hit the coast of Chittagong. Nearly 1 40,000 peopledied mostly due to the storm surges which travelled through the canals. Flooding was so high that it receded several days after the storm hit.

On April 29, 1991 another devastating cyclone would hit Bangladesh. On the Saffer-Simpson hurricane scale this storm ranked as a strong Category 4 with sustained wind of 145 miles per hour with a storm surge of 20 feet. It was the strongest tropical cyclone to hit Bangladesh this century, see Figure 2 (Cobb 1993). This storm would have devastated any place it hit, but it hit the coast of Bangladesh where people just could not get out of the way. Over 139,000 people were killed with 10 million going homeless (Cobb 1993). Crops, cattle and livelihoods were all destroyed

The 1991 disaster has forced the government to build more shelters, but they are only

People who live near the coast may suffer from coastal flooding. Explain the causes of this coastal flooding and how people have tried to prevent flooding of this coastal area happening”

• Deforestation - more water in rivers - more sediment build up - higher risk of flooding

Casualty and damage reports remain incomplete. Action by Churches Together (ACT) has received a report that as many as 500 may have died.

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