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    ISAS Briefs

    Quick analytical responses to occurrences in South Asia

    19 : Floods in Bangladesh, Changes in Monsoon Pattern and a Wake-up Call for South Asia

    M. Shahidul Islam, Research Associate at the ISAS

    23 August 2007

    South Asia is experiencing one of its worst monsoons in recent years. Millions of people in Bangladesh, northern India and Nepal are facing a humanitarian crisis. With roughly half the country under water, Bangladesh is one of the worst affected victims of the annual rainy season, which started in mid-June 2007.