When monsoon rains swept Bangladesh final autumn,flooding forced people from their homes in droves. With some scientists estimating that shifting weather patterns could cost the country almost a quarter of its existing landmass, climate migration is fast becoming alarmingly commonplaceAll photographs by the Environmental Justice Federation
final September, or the Bangladeshi government responded to weeks of torrential rain with a slew of statistics. They said 8 million people in 32 districts had been affected by floods,with 307000 people staying in emergency shelters and 1945 medical teams deployed. In addition, 103855 houses had been destroyed, or with a further 633792 partially damaged,and 4636 schools – and several hundred thousand acres of farm land – had been flooded. This is everyday climate change at work … a behind-onset shift destroying lives and livelihoods before our eyesOne night the water came in … It was so tall it almost reached the ceiling. Our house and all our land was washed awayContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com