Title:
River erosion in Northern areas of Bangladesh
Description:
A remote village of Gaibandha district, some 400 km north of the capital are going under river. The river erosion is severe in these areas. Hundreds of houses are being grabbed by the river making thousands of people homeless. Riverbank erosion displaces more than 100,000 people annually in Bangladesh, resulting in devastating social and poverty impacts along the country's major rivers, where poverty is highly concentrated. Gaibandha, Bangladesh. July 2, 2007.
Credits:
Quddus - (Bangladesh) Alam/Majority World
Title:
River erosion in Northern areas of Bangladesh
Description:
A remote village of Gaibandha district, some 400 km north of the capital are going under river. The river erosion is severe in these areas. Hundreds of houses are being grabbed by the river making thousands of people homeless. Riverbank erosion displaces more than 100,000 people annually in Bangladesh, resulting in devastating social and poverty impacts along the country's major rivers, where poverty is highly concentrated. Gaibandha, Bangladesh. July 2, 2007.
Date Created:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Author:
Quddus Alam
City:
Gaibandha
State:
Gaibandha
Country:
Bangladesh
Headline:
River erosion in Northern areas of Bangladesh
Source:
DrikNEWS
Copyright Notice:
Copyright Majority World
Filename:
MWC003904.jpg
File Date/Time:
1471666737
File Size:
2476993
File Type:
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Mime Type:
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Image Description:
A remote village of Gaibandha district, some 400 km north of the capital are going under river. The river erosion is severe in these areas. Hundreds of houses are being grabbed by the river making thousands of people homeless. Riverbank erosion displaces