UNDRO 84/1166
BANGLADESH - FLOODS
UNDRO INFORMATION REPORT NO. 1
25 MAY 1984
1. WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINS, DURING TWO WEEKS 6-19 MAY, TERMED UNPRECEDENTED ACCORDING METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS, CAUSED SEVERE FLOODING IN EASTERN BANGLADESH. RAIN-SWOLLEN RIVERS BURST THEIR BANKS AND OVERFLOWED INTO VILLAGES AND INUNDATED VAST AREAS OF AGRICULTURAL LAND.