Natural disaster impacting large numbers of people in various Asian countries
This article refers to the multiple concurrent floods in South Asia between 3 July and 15 August 2007 (Dartmouth Flood Observatory numbers DFO115, 121, 124, 129, 136, 143, 153, 155, 157 and 158). See other articles for other floods, e.g. the floods caused by Cyclone Yemyin, the China floods, the Sudan floods.
2007 South Asian floods
Residents of Keraniganj walk on a bridge on the bank of the flooded Buriganga river.
Meteorological history
Duration
3 July 2007 – 15 August 2007
Overall effects
Fatalities
2,000+
Damage
At least Rs. 500 millions (USD 12 million)
Areas affected
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan
The 2007 South Asian floods were a series of floods in India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh. News Agencies, citing the Indian and Bangladeshi governments, place the death toll in excess of 2,000.[1] By 3 August, approximately 20 million had been affected[2] and by 10 August some 30 million people in India, Bangladesh and Nepal had been affected by flooding.[3]
UNICEF said that the situation "is being described as the worst flooding in living memory".[4]
^"South Asia floods death toll passes 2,000; India releases disaster relief". Forbes Limited. 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
^"Floods Leave Millions Homeless in India, Bangladesh". NPR. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007. Last accessed 3 August 2007
^"Floods show need for disaster risk reduction - UN". AlertNet. Reuters Foundation. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
^"Millions of people across South Asia affected by monsoonal flooding". UNICEF. 3 August 2007. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2007. Last accessed 8 August 2007.
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