Natural Calamities in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is called a land of natural calamities because she is vulnerable [অরক্ষিত] to different natural disasters [আকস্মিক দুর্বিপাক] such as floods, cyclones, drought, river erosion, storms, and earthquakes and so on. Among these devastating [বিধ্বংসী] forces of nature, flood is the most common one. Almost every year, flood visits our country. It usually occurs in the rainy season. It has a destructive impact [প্রভাব] on our life. It causes huge damage to our country. Flood washes away our crops, domestic animals etc. They wipes out our trees, houses and so on. It causes death to a large number of people every year. However; the sufferings of the people do not vanish [অদৃশ্য] just after the flood. Many types of diseases such as cholera, dysentery, diarrhoea usually break out in an epidemic [পরিব্যাপ্ত] form after the flood. People also suffer from the want of pure drinking water, food, shelter etc. They have to depend on the relief and charity of other people. In fact, the sufferings of the people after the flood know no bounds.