South Asia

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The mother who saved her child in the rainstorm

Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, Bangladeshi, Anadolu Agency

During heavy rainfall in Sylhet, a sudden flooding situation occurs in the city and people left their houses seeking safe places to live, in June 2022.

Bangladesh is one of the countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The regular and severe natural hazards that Bangladesh already suffers from tropical cyclones, river erosion, flood, landslides, and drought are all set to increase in intensity and frequency as a result of climate change. Sea level rise inundates increased the salinity in the coastal areas several times, as a result, the people of the coastal areas are suffering from various physical and mental instability. One of the most dramatic impacts is the use of saltwater affects the uterus and women lose their motherhood, and the forced movement of people throughout Bangladesh as a result of losing their homes, lands, property, and livelihoods to the effects of climate change.