Asia Album: Climate change exacerbates riverbank erosion in Bangladesh-Xinhua

Asia Album: Climate change exacerbates riverbank erosion in Bangladesh

Source: Xinhua

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2022-09-21 10:26:15

People stand on the eroded river bank in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua)

MUNSHIGANJ, Bangladesh, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Residents in Bangladesh's Munshiganj district have lived amid worries over the last couple of months since the Padma river took a serious turn at the start of this monsoon, which continued devouring most of the homesteads and vast croplands.

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2022, shows the eroded river bank in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2022, shows the eroded river bank in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

A man throws sandbags into the river to prevent river erosion in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua)

People throw sandbags into the river to prevent river erosion in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua)

An elderly woman sits on the eroded river bank in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, Sept. 19, 2022. (Xinhua)

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2022, shows the eroded river bank in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh. (Xinhua)

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