Overall Red Flood for Bangladesh in Bangladesh, India from 09 Nov 2019 00:00 UTC to 12 Nov 2019 00:00 UTC

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Overall Red Flood for Bangladesh

in Bangladesh, India

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Flood Bangladesh can have a high humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100273
Death:	24
Displaced:	2220000
Countries:	Bangladesh, India
From - To	09 Nov - 12 Nov

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Tropical Cyclone Bulbul, India and Bangladesh, November 2019At least 24 people have died and more than 2 million displaced after Tropical Cyclone Bulbul hit coastal areas of Bangladesh and the states of West Bengal and Odisha in north east India. Bulbul brought some heavy rain, storm surge of up to 3 metres and wind gusts of 135 km/h. According to media reports, the fatalities and much of the damage were the result of the strong winds. The most significant flooding was reported in Barisal, Bangladesh. DG-ECHO reported storm surge of up to 3 metres in coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.Sat 9 Nov 2019Provided by Copernicus EMS GloFAS

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