DFO 2003-134

Flooding: 06/11/03 - ongoing (as of 10/14/03)

Bangladesh and India

Monsoon Flooding - Bramaputra, Meghna, Ganges and Tributaries

June 13: First wave of floods hits Assam, India displacing 400,000. June 23: Flooding spreads in northern Bangladesh.
June 27: Second wave of flooding in Assam displaces 470,000. Main Brahmaputra river has breached its banks at several places. Dhemaji district in Assam has been cut off from the rest of the country since June 12.
June 30: 10,000 people homeless in Tripura and 100,000 people displaced in Bihar.
July 7 - 1 million homeless in Bangladesh and 100 dead; 926,000 displaced and 20 dead in northeast India. July 8 - Bihar: 5 dead, 150,000 people displaced.
July 10 - flooding begins in Uttar Pradesh state. July 12 - Assam: 2.3 million homeless, 20 of 24 districts inundated; 125,000 hectares crops destroyed.
July 16 - Assam: 3.7 million homeless and 22 dead. 2.5 million hectares damaged crop land. Flooding described as worst in 50 years. Bihar: 1.2 million displaced.
July 18 - Bangladesh: 175 dead, 3.5 million homeless, 267,600 hectares crops destroyed.
July 24- floodwaters begin receding in northeastern India and parts of Bangladesh.
July 28 - 370,000 hectares farmland waterlogged in Bangladesh.
August 7 - Flood situation in north Bihar remains "grim" on Ganga, Ghaghra, Gandak, Kosi, Burhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers.
August 25 - 200 villages washed away in Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh when dam on Ghagra breaches.
September 10 -24 - Flooding continuing in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal states along Ganges river. Worst flooding in a decade in Uttar Pradesh
September 16-18 - New flooding in northwestern Bangladesh, 50,000 homeless.
October 8 - flooding continues in Bangladesh and northeastern India.

MODIS observations: Meghna river valley flooded and Bramaputra river at high levels on June 16 and 20. Observations of high levels on Ganges river begin in early Septmeber and continue through October.

Detailed Locations: Bangladesh: Districts: Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Nilphamari, Comilla, Sirajganj, Bogra, Jamalpur, Pabna, Tangail, Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narsindi, Narayanganj, Kishoreganj, Rajbari, Madaripur, Chandpur. Feni. Dhaka area. Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj.
Northern India:
Assam State - Districts: Nalbari, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dhemaji, Nagoan, Lakhimpur, Kamrup, Darrang, Jorhat, Goalpara, Dhubri, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Morigaon. Majuli island.
Bihar State - Districts: Madhubani, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Saran, Saharsa, Supaul, Purnea, Kishanganj, West and East Champaran, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Siwan, Khagaria, Katihar, Purnia, Madhepura, Vaishali. Patna area. Munger, Bhagalpur, Kahalgaon and Farakka.
Tripura State - South Tripura District. Battala, Baishnabpur, Chotkhil, and Gangfera.
West Bengal State - Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Malda, Murshidabad.
Uttar Pradesh - districts: Mainpuri, Azamgarh, Etah, Ghazipur, Ballia, Fatehpur, Ankinghat and Paliakala. Lucknow area. Jaunpur.
New Delhi area.
Sikkim State -

Rivers: Bramaputra and Ganges and their tributaries
Bangladesh - Padma, Khowai, Dhalai, Monu, Teesta, Dharla, Jamuna, Muhuri, Banglali, Gumti, Ganges, Brahmaputra, Dukhkumar, Shitalakhya, Balu and Buriganga.
India - Assam - Barak. Brahmaputra and its tributaries: Jiadhol, Kushiara, Singla, Longai, Pagladiya, Pagladia, Mora-pagladia, Noona, Khuthimari, Puthimari, Kuhiyara, Singla, Jiabhoroli.
Bihar - Ganges. Adhwara group of rivers. Koshi, Kamala, Balan, Bagmati, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Mahananda, Sone, Burhigandak and Pupun.
Tripura - Fenni, Mahurir, Gomati
West Bengal - Mahananda
Uttar Pradesh - Ganges, Sai, Sharda, Ganga, Ghaghra, Gomati.

Dead: 581 Displaced: 9,500,000 Damages: no data Affected Region ( sq km): 702,400 Severity Class* : 1 Flood Magnitude**: 80.5 MODIS flood inundation limit file names***:
20032870505Eindia134M2.33
20032840740Ganges134Ma2.33
20032770735Ganges134Ma2.33
20032620510Ganges134M2.32
20032540730Ganges134M2.33
20032330710BramMeg134Ma2.38
20032180445Brama134M2.29
20032170710BramMeg134Ma2.35
20032040740Gandak134Ma2.33
20031880740Gandak134Ma2.33
20031840455Gandak134M2.25
20031810735BiharF134Ma2.32.35.
20031710655UBrama134Ma2.41
20031670415UBrama134M2.38
20031670720Brama134Ma2.39
Upper Bramaputra River, Assam, India
Northern Bangladesh - Meghna River floodplain --- Western Assam, India - Lower Bramaputra
Bihar India - Ganges, Gandak, Bagmati and Sapt Kosi Rivers

 

Map preparation and image analysis: Elaine Anderson

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