A million houses flooded, 800,000 children deprived of schools… In less than two months, Bangladesh found itself invaded and partly paralyzed by the water.
With global warming, the classic and annual phenomenon of the monsoon has become dangerous for the country because floods are more and more frequent. This year, they are intervening in a context of crisis linked to the Covid-19 epidemic and the passage of Cyclone Amphan. The situation in Bangladesh is therefore catastrophic as you can see on these images from our partner Brut:
World
South Asia: Monsoon and floods have already killed 1,300 people this year
Planet
Environment: Plastic pollution of the oceans is expected to triple by 2040
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- Bangladesh